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Recent Examples of comparison
But the truth of the comparison does not emerge from these dazzling appearances.
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George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
But there’s more to that comparison.
—Patrick Van Esch, The Conversation, 25 May 2026
Now the president will end up having to sign off on a set of terms that will likely make the JCPOA look demanding by comparison.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 25 May 2026
For comparison, Facebook waited seven months, while Airbnb waited a year, and Tesla waited three.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 25 May 2026
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George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
But there’s more to that comparison.
—Patrick Van Esch, The Conversation, 25 May 2026
Now the president will end up having to sign off on a set of terms that will likely make the JCPOA look demanding by comparison.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 25 May 2026
For comparison, Facebook waited seven months, while Airbnb waited a year, and Tesla waited three.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comparison
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Still, the analogy is instructive.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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If Kellerman wanted a more fitting analogy, comparing Harden to Kamala Harris, another figure who has never won the big one, would have made far more sense.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
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Engineering education, Panetta says, has traditionally focused on tools like equations, programming languages, and lab techniques.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
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The difference is that withdrawals now become part of the equation.—
Andrew Rosen,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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By the time officials identified the problem, QTS had consumed more than 29 million gallons, the equivalence of 44 Olympic-sized swimming pools, a volume that far exceeded the peak usage limit agreed to during the project’s planning process.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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In this conceptual system, there is also an equivalence between the duties of various tribes—defense, sustenance, healing—and the overall balance of nature, in which each animal plays its part.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Under the new framework, schools participating in the National School Lunch Program, which serves nearly 30 million students, can offer whole, 2%, and flavored or unflavored milk, along with nondairy beverages that meet nutritional equivalency standards.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Other successful projects include the use of educational radio for secondary education in Mexico and Brazil, elementary mathematics education in Nicaragua, a teacher program in Kenya, and adult equivalency education in the Dominican Republic.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
29 Apr. 2026
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Adam Silver’s parity era prides itself on equal opportunity.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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The partisan shares returned to near-parity, but the total stayed elevated.—
Bruce Sibley,
Time,
29 May 2026
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The LPs also commenced his empathetic association with bassist Bob Cranshaw, who appeared on Rollins’ albums for the next half-century.—
Chris Morris,
Variety,
26 May 2026
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The strongest association appeared in breast cancer.—
Victoria Forster,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Although the exact linkages are not fully understood, the researchers noticed potentially intriguing correlations between coffee’s effects on gut bacteria and on the brain.—
Paul Hsieh,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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DoubleLine's Gundlach pushed back on the linkages, noting the robust performance of securities markets in general over recent months.—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
28 May 2026
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