higher than

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Despite the lower number of reports, the statistical signal for Wegovy was much stronger, with odds nearly 75 times higher than expected.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

Cancer rates among the area's three million or so residents are higher than the national average.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

ONS chief economist Grant Fitzner said April's borrowing figure was "substantially higher" than a year earlier, with higher tax receipts being "more than offset by higher spending on benefits and other costs".

From BBC • May 22, 2026

However, the U.K. government’s debts are no higher than those of many of its peers in Europe, and it has made some progress in reducing borrowing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The steps wound up and up—so far up that he was certain they’d gone much higher than the shack’s two stories.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman