Example Sentences

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Wall Street seems worried about Intel’s P/E radio of 94 times earnings expected over the coming 12 months, which dwarfs the 28 P/E of the iShares Semiconductor ETF.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Identifying gamma-Cas systems as pairs of Be stars and accreting white dwarfs answers the long-standing question about their X-rays.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

Team-mate Stina Blackstenius, an even more perennial substitute, dwarfs Kelly's impact as a substitute.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Still, that number dwarfs China’s homicide rate, which came in at 0.44 per 100,000 in 2024, according to official data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

They were dressed in strange and beautiful clothes, and from their shoulders rich robes flowed out behind them to where four dwarfs held up the King’s train and four river-nymphs the Queen’s.

From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis