comparable
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In the West African epidemic, it took nearly twice that long to reach a comparable number of infections.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
The largest comparable number in 2022 was the week beginning 27 February when there were around 66 alerts.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
At the same time, they will likely cost more than comparable gas vehicles and possibly more than full EVs, analysts and engineers say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Their size corresponds to small arrowheads, which are directly comparable to those produced by Homo sapiens during an incursion into Neanderthal territory in the Rhône Valley, 25,000 years later.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
For American twelfth graders, the comparable figure was 54 percent.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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