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Recent Examples of compared to
But compared to, say, the very richest people who lived a hundred years ago?
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Meehika Barua, Time, 29 May 2026
Instead, compared to his brothers, Kvaratskhelia grew slowly.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 29 May 2026
The program had 169,032 Missouri children enrolled as of March 31, and only 23% of Kansas City’s third-graders are proficient in language arts compared to 43% statewide.
—Ian Cummings, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
Traders bought more than 50,000 calls on IGV in Friday’s session, compared to just under 6,000 puts.
—Oliver Renick, CNBC, 29 May 2026
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Meehika Barua, Time, 29 May 2026
Instead, compared to his brothers, Kvaratskhelia grew slowly.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 29 May 2026
The program had 169,032 Missouri children enrolled as of March 31, and only 23% of Kansas City’s third-graders are proficient in language arts compared to 43% statewide.
—Ian Cummings, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
Traders bought more than 50,000 calls on IGV in Friday’s session, compared to just under 6,000 puts.
—Oliver Renick, CNBC, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compared to
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But contrary to the company’s bold claims, numerous world records didn’t fall on Sunday.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
26 May 2026
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Officers rushed the process, issued conflicting demands, failed to de-escalate and treated Lewis’ non-threatening movement toward compliance as justification for deadly force — all actions contrary to the reform that was supposed to be underway in the department, the lawsuit alleges.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
25 May 2026
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Focus Features did not spend heavily on marketing oer se and the buzz built through genuine audience enthusiasm as opposed to the juggernaut marketing machines of, say, a Devil Wears Prada 2.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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The study, conducted by the Centre for Aging Better as part of the nation’s first anti-ageism campaign, found that among the 100 highest-earning films for 2023, 2024 and 2025, six films featured someone named Chris as opposed to just five centering on older women.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
25 May 2026
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