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dwarf

[dwawrf] / dwɔrf /






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The MAS uses the exchange rate rather than interest rates as its main policy tool because Singapore’s trade flows dwarf its domestic economic activity.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Those measurements helped rule out other possibilities, such as a distant background star or a brown dwarf whose atmosphere also contained carbon monoxide.

From Science Daily Jul. 23, 2026

The proposed sum is staggering to people familiar with the State Department’s allocation practices and would dwarf the organization’s budget.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2026

"AI is likely the most significant technology in human history. Its impact will dwarf other things," Narayan wrote on X in the early hours of Tuesday, external.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

“Sagan’s dwarf sun is much smaller, but so close to the planet it creates a tidal lock,” Dad says.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

It is a body of work that dwarfs anything put together by his rivals.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Most nearby red dwarfs have not yet been systematically examined for concealed white dwarf companions.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

"If we put more targeted effort into observing red dwarfs, perhaps we will find more surprises like this," he said.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Near the heart of downtown lies the church’s spiritual headquarters, the 377,000-square-foot cathedral-like Flag Building, which dwarfs surrounding properties and draws Scientologists from around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

It was inhabited by people and dwarfs, by gnomes and sylvans and other, even queerer, folk.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

Her follower count dwarves DfE's 85,000 followers and Bridget Phillipson's 19,000 followers.

From BBC May 20, 2026

The Trump administration has greenlighted its first new bank, and it is a startup that takes its name from a mountain where dwarves stored their treasure in J.R.R.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 6, 2026

There's also a debate over the fate of the seven dwarves, after unofficial images emerged of what have now been billed as seven "magical creatures".

From BBC Aug. 14, 2023

A precious metal known as mithril, which just so happens to be in the mines of the dwarves.

From Salon Oct. 8, 2022

‘Oh, not what he told the dwarves and put in his book,’ said Frodo.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

While Irish farmers did export some food to Britain, "it was dwarfed by the amount being brought in for distribution by the UK government", he added.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Those games were dwarfed by football’s biggest night.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

That dwarfed the offerings of Morocco, which had no existing stadiums that conformed to tournament specifications and would need to spend upwards of $15 billion to prepare for a World Cup.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 7, 2026

While her own Cape Cod property is dwarfed by the family compound, it appears to have been chosen especially by the attorney because of its ability to accommodate large groups.

From MarketWatch May 27, 2026

Behind him rode three queerly garbed strangers atop ugly humped creatures that dwarfed any horse.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

There were more than 323 million visits to America’s national parks in 2025, dwarfing attendance — 135 million — at professional football, baseball, basketball and hockey games combined.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

Middleton has spent more than $16 million of his own money on the race so far, dwarfing any of his previous political spending many times over.

From Salon May 23, 2026

But the drawings appear strange, with the new edifice dwarfing all around it in a way that is disharmonious, dominating.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 2, 2026

China has an abundance of them, dwarfing U.S. production rates.

From Barron's Jan. 26, 2026

The bustle of the North End was an arresting sight, and in the middle of it all, dwarfing almost every other building around it, stood an enormous structure that seemed completely out of place.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler




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