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[kuhm-pair] / kəmˈpɛər /




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These scans allowed the researchers to compare changes in visceral fat volume between the treatment and placebo groups.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

Keeping your balance on a revolving stage probably sounds easy when you compare it with battling demogorgons, but Gaten Matarazzo points out one big difference.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

“I might use them both to compare or get more information,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Advisers often recommend that these clients purchase annuities, which are insurance products that are complicated, hard to compare and have high commissions.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

He likes to compare people to animals, and he always observes the world like it’s so new and exciting.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

He also shrewdly compares Musk to the protagonist of a 1930s film adapted from an H.G.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

He compares it to his enjoyment of chess: The computers are better than the humans, yet he still enjoys the pursuit of finding the right move.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Because those results were unusually inconsistent, the researchers used phylogenomics, a method that compares hundreds of genes at the same time.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

That compares with a weighted forward price-to-sales estimate of 1.1 for the S&P Small Cap 600.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

As the chief historian for the Navy Medical Department noted, “If it compares favorably, then that’s the end of the controversy. If it doesn’t match, you change American history.”

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

The urban jobless rate among 16- to 24-year-olds, excluding students, stands at roughly 19% as of August, compared with about 9% among the same age group in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Dermatologists say it’s somewhat easier to treat acne on the face compared with the rest of the body because the face has more sweat glands and doesn’t dry out as easily.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Against a backdrop of relatively high cancellation rates and steep fares compared with previous decades, rail users could be forgiven for forming the impression that things are not working.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Therefore, the company now “has materially more earnings power” compared to its share-repurchasing plans, while it also has better visibility into customer demand through its new long-term agreements.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

That had been uncommonly easy, even compared to souls headed to the good realms.

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

“No, I don’t think so,” Mr. Russell replied, comparing Boulder’s claims to a product liability lawsuit against an auto maker for a defective car.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Spasojevic hopes to be able to gain a clearer answer by comparing DNA samples from local donkeys to DNA collected from populations elsewhere.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Be careful about comparing household finances with government finances, even if it’s a tempting comparison.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

The new work builds on those findings by directly comparing RNA with single stranded DNA that contained essentially the same sequences.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Emily had said she’d help James research ciphers, but first she wanted to finish comparing the two editions of The Gold-Bug.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman




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