dwarf
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Its sales consistently dwarf those of competitors like the Ford Ranger and Chevrolet Colorado.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
The image showcases LH 95, a vast star forming region inside the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy that orbits the Milky Way.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
After evaluating multiple possible explanations, one scenario emerged as the strongest candidate: an intermediate-mass black hole tearing apart and consuming a white dwarf star.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
Apple sells mostly high-end devices and its profit margins dwarf everyone else’s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
The dwarf threw his axe to the ground and put his hands on his hips.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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“SpaceX dwarfs these numbers,” Chanos wrote on X.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
His $167 million pay package in 2025 not only dwarfs that of his CFO peers but also outpaces the compensation of many CEOs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Wall Street seems worried about Intel’s P/E radio of 94 times earnings expected over the coming 12 months, which dwarfs the 28 P/E of the iShares Semiconductor ETF.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
Identifying gamma-Cas systems as pairs of Be stars and accreting white dwarfs answers the long-standing question about their X-rays.
From Science Daily ● May 1, 2026
Still, he simply had to ensure that Eitri and Brokk lost the contest; the gods would still get six wonderful things from the dwarfs, and Sif would get her golden hair.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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It dwarves the revenues of a team from the other top five leagues.
From BBC ● May 28, 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
Its £169,950 asking price dwarves the £200 her parents paid for it.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2023
A precious metal known as mithril, which just so happens to be in the mines of the dwarves.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2022
But now Frodo often met strange dwarves of far countries, seeking refuge in the West.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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But the new supply is still dwarfed by a 400,000-unit deficit of homes in the metropolitan area, according to Zillow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Returns for investors in U.S. stocks have dwarfed those for equities trading in the rest of the world over the past 15 years.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 28, 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
Europe’s defense offerings are dwarfed in scale by SpaceX, Anthropic, or OpenAI.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
In a comer an old man was boiling hot dogs in a large institutional pot whose size dwarfed the gas range upon which it rested.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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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
In contrast, the current crisis affects 20% of the world's supplies, "dwarfing the 1970s shock", she said.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
Today, individual income taxes make up about half of federal revenue, dwarfing tariff payments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
Rishi made the first strokes, his hand dwarfing the stub of charcoal pencil that had obviously been sharpened many, many times.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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