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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

As stars from the dwarf galaxy entered the larger galaxy, one of them may have passed too close to the dwarf galaxy's own supermassive black hole.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

But he did not deem it wise to mention this to the dwarf.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

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

White dwarfs are generally much easier to recognize in ultraviolet light.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

“The magnitude of the job dwarfs every man who aspires to it.”

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

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

From BBC May 20, 2026

Named Erebor, after the mountain where the dwarves stored their treasure and which the dragon took over in J.R.R Tolkien’s “The Hobbit,” that new bank won a preliminary regulatory approval Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 16, 2025

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

From BBC Mar. 21, 2023

It's not only that "The Rings of Power" is set in a high fantasy world of knights, sea worms and singing dwarves, it's that the prequel consistently highlights the achievement and strength of women.

From Salon Oct. 22, 2022

When the old man, helped by Bilbo and some dwarves, had finished unloading, Bilbo gave a few pennies away; but not a single squib or cracker was forthcoming, to the disappointment of the onlookers.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

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

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

While Irish farmers did export some food to Britain, "it was dwarfed by the amount being brought in for distribution by the UK government", he added.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Tuesday, for example, saw roughly $280 million of turnover in the U.S. but this was dwarfed by Wednesday’s volume in Korea where around $8.5 billion of shares changed hands.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 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

Even the sagebrush struggled to exist, and the oaks were dwarfed from lack of moisture.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

Tall, gaunt and calculating, Wagoner’s angles had angles, but somehow standing next to her, his pompadour dwarfing her considerable bouffant, it worked.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

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

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

Looking ahead one sees it broaden, rising and curving slowly, dwarfing the dark ridges of earth, meeting the ice-wall far above under veils of cloud and smoke and snow.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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