- comparative of big.
bigger
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The bigger risk may not be that Indians suddenly abandon UPI because a large retailer is charged a fraction of a percentage point: experts say its network effects are now too powerful for that.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
“It became much bigger than I anticipated, really,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
But the justices do absolutely have a bigger role to play here.
From Slate ● Aug. 16, 2026
It is GM, they say, that is the bigger overall contributor to the U.S. workforce, when factoring in salaried employees as well as hourly workers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
A tiny flake of flint, no bigger than his thumbnail: probably dropped by someone sharpening a knife.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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