dwarf
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The story is told by an albino dwarf.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Twenty years on, the big six are signing deals which dwarf that.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Even a few flowery sentences in “Kitchen Confidential” about lessons learned working at The Dreadnaught dwarf “Tony” in comparison.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 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
“I think we both know the answer to that,” he said, as dwarf arms grabbed the wolf’s cape from behind, yanking the animal off balance.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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“The issue with the U.S. is that the size of the Treasury market dwarfs the combined size of the Japanese, U.K., E.U. and other countries in Asia.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
It is a body of work that dwarfs anything put together by his rivals.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Red dwarfs, however, can produce powerful flares that imitate the ultraviolet signal of a white dwarf, making confirmation more difficult.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
White dwarfs also release energy at a steady rate for billions of years, making them reliable long term power sources.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
The giant’s weight made the boat ride low in the water, and the dwarfs rowed the boat onto the rocks just under the surface.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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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
In his estimation, it may be enough that it exists to contradict future generations' misguided aggressors from claiming his heroes – elves, dwarves and men led by Aragorn, son of Arathorn, represented them.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2023
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
‘I do not doubt it,' said Legolas. ‘But you are a dwarf, and dwarves are strange folk.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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Last summer their gross transfer spend was £71m which was dwarfed by Manchester, City, Chelsea and Arsenal who were all over £200m while Wolves, who finished bottom last season, were £109m.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
But what they found during their searches in 2025 dwarfed their earlier discoveries.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Tuesday, for example, saw roughly $280 million of turnover in the U.S. but this was dwarfed by Wednesday’s volume in Korea where around $8.5 billion of shares changed hands.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
The relief that came with the decision to finally let go was completely dwarfed by the immense pain of severing a family in two.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Then, dwarfed by the size of Ammu’s comb that was too big for him, he reconstructed his puff carefully.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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The old computer-software index showed prices rising at a record 17% yearly pace, dwarfing any prior increase.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
A successful debut could make him history's first trillionaire, dwarfing other billionaires in the sheer size of his fortune.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 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
And seven thousand feet higher still, dwarfing Ama Dablam, was the icy thrust of Everest itself, all but hidden behind Nuptse.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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