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dwarf

[dwawrf] / dwɔrf /






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An international research team has found that primordial black holes may trigger white dwarf stars to explode as Type Ia supernovae.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

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

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

I walked into the bright sunlight and heat, looking for a place to hide before ducking under a dwarf tree beside the church entrance.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

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

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Because the red dwarfs appear larger and brighter, the systems looked like they contained only a single star when viewed in visible light.

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

Digory saw all the animals, dwarfs, satyrs, nymphs, and other things drawing back to the left and right to make way for him.

From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis

It dwarves the revenues of a team from the other top five leagues.

From BBC May 28, 2026

Named Erebor, after the mountain where the dwarves stored their treasure and which the dragon took over in J.R.R Tolkien’s “The Hobbit,” that new bank won a preliminary regulatory approval Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 16, 2025

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

It's not only that "The Rings of Power" is set in a high fantasy world of knights, sea worms and singing dwarves, it's that the prequel consistently highlights the achievement and strength of women.

From Salon Oct. 22, 2022

Only on the Road would travellers be found, most often dwarves, hurrying along on business of their own, and with no help and few words to spare for strangers.

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

Anything Blatter spent, though, has been dwarfed by the funds Infantino promised this week.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

As large swings in individual stocks have recently dwarfed moves for the S&P 500 as a whole, the spread between two important gauges of implied volatility has expanded to its widest level on record.

From MarketWatch Jul. 16, 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

The noise and activity and energy dwarfed what he had known in the Old World.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

The old computer-software index showed prices rising at a record 17% yearly pace, dwarfing any prior increase.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

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

Declines, however, left both funds with sky-high yields of 11% and 13%, dwarfing the Schwab U.S.

From Barron's May 21, 2026

And then, as it bubbled through the nib, it came a little thick, so that the name Rebecca stood out black and strong, the tall and sloping R dwarfing the other letters.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier




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