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versus

[vur-suhs, -suhz] / ˈvɜr səs, -səz /
PREPOSITION
against
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Do you feel like you’re better equipped or prepared to deal with the spotlight and attention that the show’s receiving now versus when you were doing “ER” at the height of its moment?

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

The S&P 500 is up 12.8% this year, excluding dividends, versus 13.6% with dividends included.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

For example, the aforementioned group trades at an average multiple of 9.8 times last year’s earnings versus 25 times for the S&P 500.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

And U.S. companies now produce 47% of new drugs, versus 22% for European companies.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

It would either solve the argument of Harvard versus farm or make it much, much worse.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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