dwarf
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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
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
Astronomers classify this type of object as a brown dwarf.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026
The dwarf seemed on the verge of seizing Gwystyl by his robe and shaking him, but Adaon stepped forward and quickly explained what had occurred at Dark Gate.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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It is a body of work that dwarfs anything put together by his rivals.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
The model is the first to directly connect many randomly directed ejection events with the motion astronomers suspect white dwarfs receive.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 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
“You are trying to decide if I’m a man or woman,” Sweets said, when she was brought before the dwarfs.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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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
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
Its £169,950 asking price dwarves the £200 her parents paid for it.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2023
Bombur was now so fat that he could not move himself from his couch to his chair at table, and it took six young dwarves to lift him.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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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
Still, all of these sums are dwarfed by the money driving growth at the U.S. leaders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 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
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
Still, he felt privileged: his New York wages dwarfed the $1,000 a year he might have made in Mexico.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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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
Unitree said it shipped more than 5,500 humanoids in 2025, for uses including research, education and public performances, dwarfing U.S. competitors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
But we think the business is well positioned, dwarfing any concerns about financing.
From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 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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