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• Less than 20% are self made, compared to 76% of the men on the ranking.
  — Sarah Young, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
• Items on this aisle are deeply discounted compared to other big box retailers and Amazon.
  — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2024
• Overall, tourism spend and travel numbers within China have risen this year compared to 2023.
  — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
• The findings are bad news for Harris, who was leading in the September poll with 49% of the vote, compared to Trump’s 44%.
  — Keely Bastow, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Oct. 2024
• At 25th place, the city jumped six spots compared to last year.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2023
• Tall, thin, and bald, he has been compared to both a monk and a preacher.
  — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
• The snakes were small compared to what was coming next.
  — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2024
• The Mont Blanc is amazing there, even compared to Paris.
  — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Dec. 2023
• The show was one of the few to earn more money at the box office compared to the prior week.
  — Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Aug. 2024
• Trump had the edge in a standoff between the two, earning 49% of the vote compared to Biden’s 45%.
  — Carmela Guaglianone, Detroit Free Press, 29 June 2024
• But compared to the past, Ibiza has become more open to the demands of what the audience wants.
  — Billboard Italy, Billboard, 24 July 2024
• When compared to the old Carrera S, the new hybrid was 8.7 seconds quicker on the lap.
  — Bradley Brownell / Jalopnik, Quartz, 13 May 2024
• More than 5 million passengers flew with Wizz in May, a 22.1% jump compared to the same month last year.
  — Kate Duffy, Bloomberg.com, 8 June 2023
• Bronze is only soft and porous compared to stainlss steel.
  — Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2023
• Throughout the lawsuit, Nichols’ death is compared to the 1955 murder of Emmett Till.
  — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2023
• Stone’s thoughts about the scene seem to have mellowed over the years, describing it last year as tame compared to today’s fare.
  — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 12 July 2024
• The trend was more noticeable within the Top 25, where rap made up just four albums compared to nine a year ago.
  — Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2023
• The six weeks building up to starting treatment was a short wait compared to many others' but a very long wait for him.
  — Rachel Fradette, The Indianapolis Star, 8 June 2023
• When compared to the large cities the website tracks in the world, no other city has worse air quality than Brookfield.
  — Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2023
• Below, see the cast of Dune and Dune: Part Two compared to the actors who originated their roles.
  — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
• The position is so vast and covered in trenches, bunkers and tunnels that some parts have been compared to an anthill.
  — Constant Méheut, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
• For example, the soles of your feet may require a firmer touch compared to your more delicate neck area.
  — Jenn Sinrich, SELF, 22 Sep. 2023
• Southern hemisphere winter warmth The southern hemisphere’s winter tends to be mild compared to that in the north.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
• Credit card spending volumes were up from a year ago, but down compared to the second quarter.
  — David Benoit, WSJ, 13 Oct. 2023
• That's a 7% increase — or an extra 2.7 million people — compared to last year, the travel club said.
  — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 15 May 2023
• The new ride will last nearly two minutes, compared to a super-short 17 seconds on Top Thrill Dragster.
  — Susan Glaser, cleveland, 1 Aug. 2023
• In what seems to be a decision that stems from jealousy, Ramos is the one who outs Alex and Henry in the film, a very different take compared to the book’s version).
  — Sean Abrams, Men's Health, 11 Aug. 2023
• With this update, prices may be lower at some Walt Disney World theme parks compared to others.
  — Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2023
• It also is expected to save customers nearly $80 million over that time compared to the use of coal.
  — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Apr. 2023
• Mortgage applications to buy a home so far in 2024 are down in more than half of all states compared to a year earlier, Khater said.
  — Krystal Hur, CNN, 16 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 28 Oct 2024