Example Sentences

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Bessent didn’t say what period he was comparing this year’s refunds to.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

When we first saw the tweet, we assumed that he was comparing 19-month periods of different presidents.

From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2022

“Of course, everybody in Montreal was comparing Lafleur to both Dionne and Martin,” Bowman said.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2022

The Department of Health and Social Care told us Mr Javid was comparing the figures for all GPs in England in June 2021 with June 2019, which does indeed give an increase of 1,218.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2021

In the Widener, he had delivered a smashing performance, and everyone was comparing it to Seabiscuit’s extraordinary run in the Santa Anita Handicap.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand