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The development of the characters through their coming of age to young adulthood, the special effects that were revolutionary in their originality and implementation, and the theme of good versus evil all contributed to a magnificent work of art.

From The Wall Street Journal

Distillate fuel stocks increased by 3 million barrels to 119.9 million barrels versus expectations of a 1.8 million barrel draw, and were 0.4% below the five-year average for the time of year.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It’s not Bitcoin versus gold,” insists Fritz, who says that “we’re quite happy” about the performance divergence.

From Barron's

"You can really tell the patients who are well informed versus the women who have seen lots of scare stories. And it can be a real worry."

From BBC

“But this one is somewhat unreasonable. He’s got a chip on his shoulder versus the government,” she decided.

From Slate