peers
Americannoun
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The biopharmaceutical company and its smaller peers were benefiting from President Donald Trump’s executive order Saturday fast-tracking the regulatory review of certain psychedelic drugs.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
"This is an issue that further entrenches health inequalities with the most deprived children far more likely to be impacted than their richer peers," she added.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
For my peers battling acne, eczema or chronic sensitivity, most of the remedies didn’t seem to work.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
In other words, the fund aims to more or less match the sector-by-sector makeup of the U.S. stock market, but within those sectors skews toward stocks that look cheap relative to their industry peers.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
Apa peers down at the scrap of paper in his hand and then looks up at the number on the gray stucco building.
From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na
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