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dwarf

[dwawrf] / dwɔrf /






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The story is told by an albino dwarf.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Twenty years on, the big six are signing deals which dwarf that.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Even a few flowery sentences in “Kitchen Confidential” about lessons learned working at The Dreadnaught dwarf “Tony” in comparison.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

The MAS uses the exchange rate rather than interest rates as its main policy tool because Singapore’s trade flows dwarf its domestic economic activity.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

“Sharpnose sevengill, cookiecutter, great white, dwarf lantern, nurse, goblin, cookiecutter, basking.”

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

A production forecast at Cannington of 290,000 tons dwarfs Jefferies’ 206,000-ton estimate, it says.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

“The issue with the U.S. is that the size of the Treasury market dwarfs the combined size of the Japanese, U.K., E.U. and other countries in Asia.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

It is a body of work that dwarfs anything put together by his rivals.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Astronomers have long suspected that white dwarfs also receive kicks, but the process is much gentler because these stars do not explode.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

Plumm’s not-so-cunning sec- ond-in-command claimed that three Yunkish slave-catchers were prowling through the camps, asking after a pair of escaped dwarfs.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Her follower count dwarves DfE's 85,000 followers and Bridget Phillipson's 19,000 followers.

From BBC May 20, 2026

The Trump administration has greenlighted its first new bank, and it is a startup that takes its name from a mountain where dwarves stored their treasure in J.R.R.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 6, 2026

With nearly 1,500 shows on offer in small and big venues all around the city, it dwarves the official lineup, but very few productions offer English versions or surtitles.

From New York Times Jul. 13, 2023

Its £169,950 asking price dwarves the £200 her parents paid for it.

From BBC Mar. 21, 2023

Over the generations, the people of Flores became dwarves.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

Last summer their gross transfer spend was £71m which was dwarfed by Manchester, City, Chelsea and Arsenal who were all over £200m while Wolves, who finished bottom last season, were £109m.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

But what they found during their searches in 2025 dwarfed their earlier discoveries.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Returns for investors in U.S. stocks have dwarfed those for equities trading in the rest of the world over the past 15 years.

From MarketWatch Jun. 28, 2026

The relief that came with the decision to finally let go was completely dwarfed by the immense pain of severing a family in two.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

Then, dwarfed by the size of Ammu’s comb that was too big for him, he reconstructed his puff carefully.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

While economists view this threshold as largely symbolic, the sheer magnitude is hard to overstate, dwarfing the entire annual output of the U.S. economy.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

The old computer-software index showed prices rising at a record 17% yearly pace, dwarfing any prior increase.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

There were more than 323 million visits to America’s national parks in 2025, dwarfing attendance — 135 million — at professional football, baseball, basketball and hockey games combined.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

Middleton has spent more than $16 million of his own money on the race so far, dwarfing any of his previous political spending many times over.

From Salon May 23, 2026

And seven thousand feet higher still, dwarfing Ama Dablam, was the icy thrust of Everest itself, all but hidden behind Nuptse.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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