compare
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"People used to compare who had spent more," dance teacher Yuan told AFP at a new retail space in central Shanghai filled with luxury handbags, belts and jewellery items -- all second hand.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
His parents compare notes with others whose adult children are struggling to find work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Swain said this Santa Ana wind event doesn’t compare to those that fanned the flames of the Palisades and Eaton fires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
To mark PSG's latest display of attacking excellence, we're looking at how the Parisians compare to those clubs who have enjoyed the most dominant eras in European competition.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Not that I had much to compare it to, but I couldn’t hear any panicked breathing or choking on air.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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"But now everyone compares who got a better deal and spent less," the 24-year-old said at the two-storey warehouse-style store in the centre of the Chinese financial hub.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
Beyaz compares PPARD's opposing roles to "the force" in Star Wars.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
San Diego compares favorably with other large urban school systems, although its competitors would point out that it has fewer students from low-income families than many large urban systems.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
When it comes to dominance, no one compares to the Real Madrid side who stormed to five successive European Cup triumphs after the competition began in 1955.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
That compares to about 15 percent in 1983.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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Shelter prices were up 1.8% compared with a year ago, picking up from August’s 1.5% rise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
But, he added, colleges are traditionally structured to boost economic returns for their students as compared with high-school graduates.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
Netflix stock has dropped about 40% compared to a year ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
While Arabs account for a significant share of all eligible voters, turnout has historically hovered between 45% and 65%, compared with about 73% among Jews.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 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
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By comparing specimens preserved over many years, researchers were able to answer a fundamental question that would have been difficult to investigate through fieldwork alone.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
The incident drew comments on Facebook, comparing it to the films “El Mariachi” and “Desperado” in which Banderas plays a character who hides guns inside a guitar case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
The latter doesn’t just compile your shopping list—it can buy the groceries for you, comparing prices at different store websites and placing a delivery order with the cheapest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
I know comparison is the thief of joy, but how do you stop comparing yourself to the people around you?
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Such arguments depended on analogies: comparing the skin, for example, to porous earthenware.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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