comparative
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That comparative advantage is rapidly disappearing, and a new one is emerging.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Ms. Fox, a scholar of comparative literature, pauses to evoke what was about to be lost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
It also highlights the value of using large comparative datasets to revisit theories that have remained influential for decades.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
A comparative literature professor at Stanford University, his forthcoming book, “What Tech Calls Governing,” examines the increasingly authoritarian politics of Silicon Valley.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
A group of comparative strangers came in from La Ida.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
CIBC’s Kevin Chiang notes the 2025-26 year saw grain production reach 85 million metric tons, which created concern that it would create difficult comparatives for this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
British online fashion retailer Boohoo said revenue fell 11% in its key Christmas trading period, hurt by delivery disruption and tough comparatives, as it broadly stuck to annual guidance.
From Reuters ● Jan. 19, 2023
This construction is intended to have two comparatives, e.g.,
From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2014
This is a role that risks a dizzyingly intimidating collection of comparatives on the vocal and comedic fronts.
From Chicago Tribune ● Dec. 28, 2010
The Incorrigibles had been studying comparatives and superlatives.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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