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[kuhm-pair] / kəmˈpɛər /




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They examined changes in gene activity and studied untreated mice to compare the rates of spontaneous tumor formation among the four strains.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

The researchers compare the damaged protein to a rusted key that no longer fits its lock.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

And with the help of AI, they could then compare the thousands of songs to each other - to find what connected them.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

The company lists hundreds of large language models on its platform, allowing developers and businesses to easily access, compare and switch between them.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

You can talk about it afterward, compare notes.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall

That compares with a high-grade corporate spread of about 80 basis points for the ICE BofA US Corporate Index, up from about 73 basis points in June.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

That compares with analyst views for adjusted earnings of $2.93 a share.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

In recent years, the test score rise has been incremental, but compares well with other school systems.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

This compares with just 3% in France, which generated the majority of its electricity - 69% - from nuclear power.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

As the chief historian for the Navy Medical Department noted, “If it compares favorably, then that’s the end of the controversy. If it doesn’t match, you change American history.”

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

However, these figures are still "a drop in the ocean" compared to what is needed, Byanyima told AFP last month.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

"It's going to be different compared to the manager we had last season," Van de Ven said.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Peacock, which launched in 2020, grew its paid subscribers by 4% to 48 million in the second quarter, compared to the first quarter.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

The U.K. drugmaker said total revenue for the quarter came to $15.38 billion compared with $14.46 billion for the same period last year, with a 5% increase when adjusted for currency changes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

As Sam Macdonald, the president of the underwater robotics company Deep Trekker, has stated, “The technologies available now, even compared to five or six years ago, are incredible.”

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

The bot’s report shows a table comparing its assumptions for those four value drivers for SpaceX against the market’s assumptions, letting investors decide for themselves which numbers look reasonable.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

To call his latest film a contemporary masterwork would be true, but there’s also no quantifying the magic McElwee conjures here, no comparing it to anything else.

From Salon Jul. 24, 2026

They’re aware that some of those who have gone to the press have been attacked on social media, with many a non-Toluca Lake resident appearing unsympathetic to their cause, comparing them to not-in-my-backyard complainers.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

There is no head-to-head study comparing it with the highest dose of Zepbound.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Divide into groups and read Eli Landers letters from different years comparing changes in attitude for a confederate soldier over time from the beginning of the war to the end of the war.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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