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The officer subsequently requested the case files for similar offences in the surrounding area with a comparable modus operandi.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
“It’s not even comparable to other issue areas that are funded, that are invested in, that can go do the work they need to do,” she said.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
Complicating decisions: Hampshire can’t guarantee partner institutions will honor comparable financial-aid packages.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The company also maintained its outlook for 6.5% to 7.5% comparable sales growth.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
Aureliano Segundo grew fat, purple-colored, turtle-shaped, because of an appetite comparable only to that of José Arcadio when he came back from traveling around the world.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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