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dwarf

[dwawrf] / dwɔrf /






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Instead of allowing material from the companion star to settle into a disc, the magnetic field appears to guide that matter directly onto the white dwarf.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026

The survey examined 29 massive stars spread across six local dwarf galaxies.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

“Whatever they get into, they just dwarf other countries once they decide to grow it.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

"The revenues dwarf what other leagues generate," Watkins said.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Judging from the ringing in Leo’s ears, the dwarf had detonated the flash-bang grenade, which Leo had filled with a rare vial of Apollo’s music, pure liquid extract.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

This dwarfs the $130bn of total EU-Canada bilateral trade during the same timeframe.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

DeepMind says the new Atlas dwarfs it in scale.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

That his residency now dwarfs, in sheer scale, the fight-night masculinity the same building helped crown is not a coincidence I am willing to let pass quietly.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

“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

There were frost giants and mountain giants at Balder’s funeral; there were even dwarfs, the cunning craftsmen from beneath the ground, for all things that there were mourned the death of Balder.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

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

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

With nearly 1,500 shows on offer in small and big venues all around the city, it dwarves the official lineup, but very few productions offer English versions or surtitles.

From New York Times ● Jul. 13, 2023

It was driven by outlandish folk, singing strange songs: dwarves with long beards and deep hoods.

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

But what they found during their searches in 2025 dwarfed their earlier discoveries.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

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

Issuance in the first half of the year dwarfed the $421 billion raised in the same period last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

Modest wood-frame houses are dwarfed by the trees, which grow thick and tall here.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green

Tall, gaunt and calculating, Wagoner’s angles had angles, but somehow standing next to her, his pompadour dwarfing her considerable bouffant, it worked.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 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 we think the business is well positioned, dwarfing any concerns about financing.

From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026

He reached the foot of the stairs and stood there winking, his bulk dwarfing the boy, who was thin as a reed.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw




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