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McDaniels wound up being a disaster, and Davis regretted not hiring Bisaccia.
Remorse over that situation likely factored into the decision to stick with Pierce, even though his experience paled in comparison to Bisaccia’s.
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Mike Jones, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Our moon, for comparison, is about 27 percent of Earth’s size.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
Some perspective: Even though Bryce Young improved significantly in the second half of the season as Carolina’s quarterback, his numbers and wins pale in comparison to what Darnold and Mayfield have done in 2024.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025
Perhaps the shocks and springs simply need to work too hard to manage nearly 5,000 pounds of four-door EV, though that figure only sounds steep in comparison to a hot hatch like the Focus RS.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Mike Jones, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Our moon, for comparison, is about 27 percent of Earth’s size.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
Some perspective: Even though Bryce Young improved significantly in the second half of the season as Carolina’s quarterback, his numbers and wins pale in comparison to what Darnold and Mayfield have done in 2024.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025
Perhaps the shocks and springs simply need to work too hard to manage nearly 5,000 pounds of four-door EV, though that figure only sounds steep in comparison to a hot hatch like the Focus RS.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Additionally, the use of Cold War–era analogies—or even analogies from the war in Ukraine—might go out the window if the United States decided to deploy troops to defend Taiwan.Michael Poznansky, Foreign Affairs, 3 Jan. 2025
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Newton used the analogy of a cannonball, fired horizontally, following a similar curve back down to the ground.Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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Another factor in the equation is that the numbers listed above are only the public works and municipal numbers.Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
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Getting to the moon is only the first piece of the equation.Saurav Shroff, WIRED, 2 Jan. 2025
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The Madness can traffic in false equivalences—a common pitfall of political fiction that values moderation as an end in itself.Judy Berman, TIME, 28 Nov. 2024
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There cannot be this false moral equivalence in our discourse.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Successful Metrics From a business standpoint, the weekend generated $4.4 million in ad equivalency and over 301 million impressions from the race and supporting activations from data reported by SMI.Bruce Martin, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Hannah studied for high school equivalency exams, knowing a diploma could unlock other job opportunities.John Branch, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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On the inside, Tesla has added ventilated front seats and an infotainment screen for the rear passengers, and there are now blindspot monitors, all additions that will help Tesla stay close to feature parity with its many rivals in that market.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
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Only one state has disability coverage parity, in which mental health conditions are covered in the same way as physical health conditions: Vermont.Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 31 Dec. 2024
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In 2023, there was one incident of unruly passenger behavior for every 480 flights compared to one for every 568 flights in 2022, the trade association said, without specifying how many of these incidents involved alcohol.Issy Ronald, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
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On the flip side, conservative free market groups and law enforcement associations argue the proposal would amount to a ban on cigarettes, supercharging a black market for illicit products.Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
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There is no linkage established to a foreign actor at this point.CBS News, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2025
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Shifting with manual BMWs has always had a wonderful, mechanical feel, and the linkage and bushings unique to the Handschalter package only improve upon that tradition.Nick Czap, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Comparison.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comparison. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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