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Recent Examples of comparison
That comparison is misleading because California already has plants operating at several times that cost.
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Sara Sutherland, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
Raman, by comparison, is a progressive democratic socialist.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
By comparison, conservative politicians’ efforts to erode reproductive rights and roll back gender-equality laws seemed moderate.
—Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Maybe that’s not an apples-to-apples comparison, however—both are seven-year-old whiskeys, but the new Old Grand-Dad is much higher proof than Black, made from a mashbill with more rye, and bottled as a single barrel.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 7 June 2026
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Sara Sutherland, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
Raman, by comparison, is a progressive democratic socialist.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
By comparison, conservative politicians’ efforts to erode reproductive rights and roll back gender-equality laws seemed moderate.
—Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Maybe that’s not an apples-to-apples comparison, however—both are seven-year-old whiskeys, but the new Old Grand-Dad is much higher proof than Black, made from a mashbill with more rye, and bottled as a single barrel.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 7 June 2026
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Related Stories Jon Stewart then extended the analogy.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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The analogy appears to reference the leverage the 49ers hold over Aiyuk.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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Give us an equation for your show.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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Or does the debt remain the sole responsibility of just one partner in this equation?—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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There are journalists curious about making the leap, journalists who already made it and want to evangelize, and journalists who are furious at him for making some kind of equivalence between these jobs and journalism.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 June 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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Each additional equivalency requires ongoing validation as curriculum evolves in response to a changing world.—
Troy Holaday,
Forbes.com,
11 June 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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With the new materials, a parity state could sometimes exceed 20 seconds.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
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Among them, 56% tune in daily or almost daily, and 79% recalled hearing a podcast ad in the past week — with near-perfect parity across gender (79% male, 80% female).—
Frank Racioppi,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Police officers and members of the local hunting association are now patrolling the city and preparing to capture the bear, or bears, on the loose.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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The move is politically controversial due to Armenia’s troubled past with the two powers, but the opposition remained too fractured and scarred by association with past corruption to put up a considerable fight.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2026
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Incredibly, Fyne also uses a deep cryogenic treatment process to cool the entire wiring linkage at the heart of each speaker.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 June 2026
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The Florida-Israel Institute is one of eleven public linkage institutes between Florida universities and foreign countries, meant to promote closer ties and opportunities for joint research.—
Ruth Abramovitz,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2026
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“Comparison.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comparison. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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