dwarfs

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At least some long-period radio transients appear to originate in binary star systems involving white dwarfs.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

A wage bill which dwarfs most Championship clubs is also a concern.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

His disclosed fortune dwarfs that of previous Fed chairs.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

In it, a government scientist discovers that a scaly creature worshiped by island villagers as a sea god has grown to a monstrosity that dwarfs tall buildings.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

Once I wrote, “If my years are measured by inches, then I am certainly too young. The eleven-year-old daughter of an acquaintance dwarfs me.”

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine