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comparative

[kuhm-par-uh-tiv] / kəmˈpær ə tɪv /


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Quarterly reporting has been one of the comparative advantages of U.S. capital markets.

From Barron's • Apr. 18, 2026

Specialization based on comparative advantage promotes efficiency and economic growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

I was almost graduated from UC Irvine and I was studying English and comparative literature.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

When I graduated from UC–Berkeley with my “useless” comparative literature degree, into one of the bleakest job markets in recent American memory, I thought to myself, There must be a loophole somewhere.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

Discipline prevailed: in five minutes the confused throng was resolved into order, and comparative silence quelled the Babel clamour of tongues.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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