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comparable

[kom-per-uh-buhl, kuhm-pair-] / ˈkɒm pər ə bəl, kəmˈpɛər- /




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Lovesac reported a loss of $11.1 million for its quarter ended May 3, compared with a loss of $10.8 million in last year’s comparable period.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Costco’s U.S. comparable sales, adjusted for gasoline, rose 8.7% in May, marking their highest level in over a year.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

But Allen, typically, was not fazed, saying his show bested the competition in key markets and was more comparable with the same time period last May before Colbert’s post-cancellation victory lap.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The team's experiments showed that the gold-patterned structures substantially increased the amount of heat moving across the gap, achieving heat transfer rates up to four times greater than comparable systems lacking the engineered patterns.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

“And it looks as if we have one of comparable height to Mr. Green.”

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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