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To compare it with a high-quality corporate bond or a bank CD, we need to calculate the bond’s taxable-equivalent yield.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Few urban projects can compare with the new World Trade Center in scale or ambition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The researchers used a clone-censor-weight design to compare dementia rates according to when statin therapy began.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
The only striker on Rangers' books whose stats compare favourably with Shankland is North Macedonia international Miovski, who averages a goal every 148 minutes.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
What matters is how they compare to each other — basically, how many waves of one note go by for each wave of the other note.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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That compares with the $6.841 billion and $6.31, respectively, that analysts tracked by FactSet were modeling.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
That compares very well to August CD rates tabulated by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Why it’s worth seeing: Anyone familiar with Meta will be interested in how Jeremy Strong’s 2026 portrayal of Mark Zuckerberg compares to Jesse Eisenberg’s from 2010.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
That compares with initial readings of +0.3% and +1.1%, respectively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
And yet none of it compares to what I am about to do in the Dauntless compound.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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The company now expects net sales to be flat to up 1% for this fiscal year, compared with a prior range of down 1% to up 1%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
In August, drivers in those states were generally taking fewer trips compared to last year, said Bob Pishue, transportation analyst at INRIX, a traffic data-analytics firm.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Axel Scheffler said AI pictures are "a breach of copyright" and lose their charm when compared to the hand-drawn originals.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
It now expects adjusted earnings per share of 47 cents to 52 cents, compared with 28 cents to 38 cents previously.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
My problems feel silly compared to JP seeing his sister die.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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Seaport has a series of charts it produces, comparing the three-month change in earnings-per-share expectations to three-month price moves, to identify companies with “justified” and “unjustified” moves.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
But, speaking at Prime Minister's Questions, Burnham appeared to indicate a vote could be held if there was clear public support, comparing the situation to the conditions for a border poll in Northern Ireland.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
When people start comparing him to San Clemente Hall of Famer Sam Darnold, then Beck will know he’s arrived.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
He wants the investment to become a long-term asset for ordinary people, he said, comparing his ambitions to US giant Amazon, whose early shareholders saw the value of their investments grow dramatically.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
“But how can you—?” she would ask, watching the print form on the paper and comparing it to the image she’d had in her mind.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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