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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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Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
1 June 2026
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But contrary to intuition, this doesn’t necessarily mean couples need to be constantly impulsive; for many, this isn’t financially or logistically feasible.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The lens widened further to embrace categories of practice not conventionally regarded as art, most prominently, craft; here, too, the art establishment focused on textiles and ceramics engaged with an existing modernism, as opposed to the 1970s focus on regional and communal networks.—
Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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In doing so, the brand is hoping to carve out its own piece of the $100 billion-plus European cosmetics market by delivering products geared toward improving athletic performance as opposed to makeup and other beauty items.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
1 June 2026
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