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compare

[kuhm-pair] / kəmˈpɛər /




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Those numbers compare to the percentage of Christians in the Roman Empire when the Emperor Constantine ended Rome’s persecution of the new faith and offered freedom to all religions.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

They can calculate a scenario in which you take Roth conversions and fill a federal tax bracket, and compare that with a scenario in which you don’t take Roth conversions.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

We often compare Gen Z’s present to older generations’ memories instead of their reality.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

"You can't compare, especially in Glasgow - it's all about football," said Rohl, who speaks with affection for Rangers and Wednesday.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

It was a pity, too, as Mrs. Clarke’s gooseberry-pie recipe was beyond compare.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

The table below compares the model’s predictive power with that of the simple E/P ratio, focusing on a statistic known as the r-squared over the last 50 years.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

Just 27% of actively managed U.S. large-cap equity funds beat their benchmark passive-fund alternatives in the 12 months ended June 30, according to Morningstar data that compares returns after fees.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

He wrote on Substack that "nothing compares to losing both of them at the same time and, on top of that, having your brother be at the centre of it".

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

She compares it to holding on to the side of a swimming pool, afraid to let go.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

In general, if one compares a set of neighboring paths, the phases or positions in the cycle will differ greatly.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

Ever since the ceasefire collapsed on July 8, two-thirds of transits have become "dark", or unknown, compared with less than one percent before the war, according to Kpler.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

The city’s Economic Development Corporation says the city has roughly 1.5 square feet of grocery space per capita, compared with roughly 5-10 square feet elsewhere in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

Santa Monica in 2025 saw an overall decline of more than 12% in violent crime and burglaries, compared to 2024, according to the department’s annual report, released in March.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

They then compared those measurements with children's academic performance and working memory several years later.

From Science Daily Aug. 24, 2026

It isn’t a perfect place, but the conditions are luxurious compared to Tala.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

These strange laws of existence provide the framework for Ullom’s excellent social observations, zeroing in on each character’s relationship to this new world and comparing it to the old one.

From Salon Aug. 24, 2026

"By comparing ecological ways of life for extinct and modern species, we can understand how patterns of adaptive evolution have changed through time and what factors shaped the modern biosphere."

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

One way Caballero infers this is by comparing Treasury yields to swaps, derivatives used to manage interest exposure that serve as a sort of benchmark corporate borrowing rate.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

In Sidmouth, families gathered to watch the event, with children describing it as a "once in a lifetime opportunity" and others comparing the shape of the Sun to a banana.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Nevertheless, as long as one understands that the table is a simplification, it is useful for comparing continental histories.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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