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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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A production forecast at Cannington of 290,000 tons dwarfs Jefferies’ 206,000-ton estimate, it says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 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

It is a body of work that dwarfs anything put together by his rivals.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Astronomers have long suspected that white dwarfs also receive kicks, but the process is much gentler because these stars do not explode.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026

The dwarfs didn’t try very hard to lose him, which made Leo suspicious.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan