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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
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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
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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
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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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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 1
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