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[kuhm-par-uh-suhn] / kəmˈpær ə sən /


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For comparison, a Corvette Z06—a competitor in the mid-engine sports car category—is about 350 pounds heavier.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

A separate comparison included 11,964 GLP-1 users and 11,233 people taking DPP-4 inhibitors.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

The $300 dividend, I hope, pales in comparison, even though you were obviously confused and disappointed to miss out on the dividend.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

The year-on-year comparison was weighed down by the lack of a major release in the quarter to contend with last year's blockbuster "Assassin's Creed Shadows", released in March, Ubisoft said in a statement.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

“Oh! no. You are very obliging to say such things—but certainly not. There is no comparison between them. Miss Campbell always was absolutely plain—but extremely elegant and amiable.”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

For the past two weeks, comparisons with the anti-corruption movement of 2011 had largely centred on the CJP's impressive online reach, while sceptics questioned whether digital momentum could spill onto the streets.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

This is not 1999: Raich doesn’t buy the market-top comparisons to the dot-com era.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

Her career has often drawn comparisons with the hit Netflix show "The Queen's Gambit", with Polgar saying that she enjoyed the show's "attention to detail".

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

A 2009 report by the National Academy of Sciences examining the state of forensic sciences found, “The scientific basis for handwriting comparisons needs to be strengthened.”

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

Questions that emerge from worldwide comparisons of human societies formerly attracted much attention from historians and geographers.

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




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