comparable

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To be fair, the building costs $1 million, but in Chicago, anything comparable would cost at least $650,000.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

When the effort required for the high-reward option became comparable to the low-reward option, they eventually switched and stayed with the easier choice.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

In previous agreements, companies have agreed to sell some of their medicines to government health insurance programmes such as Medicaid for prices comparable to those in certain overseas markets.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

That came on the heels of a relatively strong holiday season for retailers in general, with many recording revenue and comparable sales increases in their fiscal fourth quarters.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Between 1622 and 1635 Isaac Beeckman, in the Netherlands, struggled to produce a telescope comparable in quality to the ones Galileo had in 1610.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton