Example Sentences

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It means investors are demanding such a high convenience yield to hold the physical commodity that it is dwarfing costs for storage and other inputs that are usually factored into futures prices.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 17, 2026

In St. Kitts and Nevis, authorities urged people to take all necessary precautions for the hurricane, which is dwarfing the tiny island nations and territories of the northern Caribbean.

From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2010