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compare

[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

Scientists compare these patterns with models of the solar atmosphere to calculate how much of an element is present.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

A machine can collect, compare and collate tremendous amounts of information, but it can’t do the thing that matters most of all—decide what has genuine value for human lives.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

"How can you compare those men to me? I've fought legends in the game and beat them for the titles. They're in their own little group and I'm on top of the Empire State Building."

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

It was a pity, too, as Mrs. Clarke’s gooseberry-pie recipe was beyond compare.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

This compares to the 550,000 figure of SK Hynix, the 650,000-700,000 achieved by Samsung Electronics and Micron’s 385,000.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

The app then compares those estimates with nutrition databases to calculate calories and other nutrients.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

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

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

It compares technology to the immune system, which is, of course, crucial for survival.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

Current forecasts suggest that the intense heat across southern and central parts of the UK this week will be short-lived compared to the three previous widespread heatwaves this summer.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Cost cuts had helped the chain’s bottom line, and sales remained down compared to last year but were improving.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Profit after tax climbed more than two percent to $2.5 billion in the three months to the end of June, compared with the same period last year, AstraZeneca said in a results statement.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

If this all sounds boring compared to adding Skubal to a rotation that’s full of star power when healthy, that’s by design.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

All this compared to the forty-five seconds we spend downing bioloaf.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

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

However, there has been limited research directly comparing the risk among GLP-1 users with the risk among patients taking other diabetes treatments.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

This means that Eli Lilly’s campaign, which relies on data comparing 10/15 mg of Zepbound vs 1.7/2.4 mg of Wegovy, is out of date, Novo Nordisk said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 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

“Raizel, I don’t need a derasha,” I said, earning a humorless look for comparing her enthusiastic explanation to a sermon.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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