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dwarfs

  • plural
    of dwarf.
    dwarf
    noun
    a person of abnormally small physical stature resulting from a medical or genetic condition, especially a person with achondroplasia or some other disease that produces disproportion or deformation of features and limbs.
  • present tense form
    of dwarf (3rd person singular).
    dwarf
    noun
    a person of abnormally small physical stature resulting from a medical or genetic condition, especially a person with achondroplasia or some other disease that produces disproportion or deformation of features and limbs.

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Walmart plans to invest much of its nearly $3 billion in tariff refunds in reducing prices, some analysts said, a figure that dwarfs Kroger’s most recent annual profit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

This dwarfs the $130bn of total EU-Canada bilateral trade during the same timeframe.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

That his residency now dwarfs, in sheer scale, the fight-night masculinity the same building helped crown is not a coincidence I am willing to let pass quietly.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

“The issue with the U.S. is that the size of the Treasury market dwarfs the combined size of the Japanese, U.K., E.U. and other countries in Asia.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

“A bit treacherous! A bit treacherous! My brother Phlegm was ambushed by a crowd of dwarfs disguised as dung heaps! He’s still in traction!”

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer