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[kuhm-pair] / kəmˈpɛər /




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In practice, this means that defense officials in European partner nations keep calling each other to compare notes on what they had been told by France, senior defense officials say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

The former can help you compare the costs of staying versus going, while the latter can help you see each other’s viewpoints.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

This allowed researchers to compare reports even when different people used different words to describe similar experiences.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

House prices on the rise - how does your area compare?

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

How does Stereomood compare in terms of changing your mood?

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

He compares cartoons and humour to a "shape-shifting virus".

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

That compares with a profit of $1.15 billion, or $3.07 a share, a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

This describes how the color of an object compares with that of an ideal radiator at a particular temperature.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

"But now everyone compares who got a better deal and spent less," the 24-year-old said at the two-storey warehouse-style store in the centre of the Chinese financial hub.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

The major factor behind these shifts becomes obvious as soon as one compares the modern Fertile Crescent with ancient descriptions of it.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

The dollar is at 156.98 yen, compared with Y156.93 as of Friday’s Tokyo stock market close.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Prof Narayanaswamy said there was little research on the long-term impact of plastic pollution on animals compared with its immediate effects.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

The Lincoln Media Foundation reported $3.88 million in revenue in 2024, compared with $738,000 in 2023, $453,000 in 2022 and $415,000 in 2021.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

A 2019 Pew Research Center analysis found that among married or cohabiting parents living with children, 80% of mothers said they were their household’s primary grocery shopper, compared with just 20% of fathers.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

They were all very young or very old, or they were women, like Mama, who were small compared to the Varangian.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

I’ve published books with all of the big 5 houses and comparing those experiences to the Counterpoint experience, the Dan experience, is like comparing an AI-generated metaphor, to, well, this one.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

AI agents are programs that can carry out multi-step tasks on a user’s behalf -- such as searching for products, comparing prices and completing a purchase -- rather than only answering questions as chatbots do.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Clarkson alleged that an employee spoke to her in a condescending manner after revealing that a similar item would cost $15,000, comparing the encounter to the infamous shopping scene in “Pretty Woman.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Most previous investigations have relied on animal experiments or studies comparing dietary habits and health outcomes across large groups of people.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

It fell out as Wemmick had told me it would, that I had an early opportunity of comparing my guardian’s establishment with that of his cashier and clerk.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens


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