dwarf
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Twenty years on, the big six are signing deals which dwarf that.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
The lion's mane corresponds to the inner region of a dust shell illuminated by the white dwarf at the center.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
Even a few flowery sentences in “Kitchen Confidential” about lessons learned working at The Dreadnaught dwarf “Tony” in comparison.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
In the Lion Nebula, the oxygen-rich central star has died and left behind a white dwarf that is effectively "cooking" the nebula from within.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
“Its orbital period is the same as its rotational period, locked in place by its red dwarf sun.”
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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Similar effects already help stabilize dense objects such as white dwarfs and neutron stars and can reproduce the inflationary expansion phase.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
White dwarfs are generally much easier to recognize in ultraviolet light.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
"If we put more targeted effort into observing red dwarfs, perhaps we will find more surprises like this," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Near the heart of downtown lies the church’s spiritual headquarters, the 377,000-square-foot cathedral-like Flag Building, which dwarfs surrounding properties and draws Scientologists from around the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
That day we skirted and then entered the forest that borders Pulefen Farm, the forest of dwarfs, thickset, gnurl-limbed, ice-bearded thore-trees.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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The Trump administration has greenlighted its first new bank, and it is a startup that takes its name from a mountain where dwarves stored their treasure in J.R.R.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
In his estimation, it may be enough that it exists to contradict future generations' misguided aggressors from claiming his heroes – elves, dwarves and men led by Aragorn, son of Arathorn, represented them.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2023
There's also a debate over the fate of the seven dwarves, after unofficial images emerged of what have now been billed as seven "magical creatures".
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2023
Its £169,950 asking price dwarves the £200 her parents paid for it.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2023
A draught of cooks, from every inn and eating-house for miles around, arrived to supplement the dwarves and other odd folk that were quartered at Bag End.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Only seven companies have listed in London so far this year, a number dwarfed by the 15 that have de-listed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The outbreak in Michigan this year has dwarfed previous outbreaks of the illness in the state, which recorded only about 50 cases of cyclosporiasis in 2025.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
At roughly $250 billion, AstraZeneca’s market capitalization is still dwarfed by such rivals as Eli Lilly and Johnson & Johnson, sitting around $1 trillion and $600 billion, respectively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
But what they found during their searches in 2025 dwarfed their earlier discoveries.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
We were all insignificant, dwarfed bv what his dream meant to Spanish Harlem.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
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The Saudis spend some $80 billion a year on defense—far more than the Israelis and dwarfing the Iranians—but imported hardware is no substitute for combat experience and the will to fight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
There were more than 323 million visits to America’s national parks in 2025, dwarfing attendance — 135 million — at professional football, baseball, basketball and hockey games combined.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
Middleton has spent more than $16 million of his own money on the race so far, dwarfing any of his previous political spending many times over.
From Salon ● May 23, 2026
Declines, however, left both funds with sky-high yields of 11% and 13%, dwarfing the Schwab U.S.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
And seven thousand feet higher still, dwarfing Ama Dablam, was the icy thrust of Everest itself, all but hidden behind Nuptse.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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