These enormous emissions of energy occur when black holes, neutron stars or white dwarfs collide - the galactic mergers take just seconds, but they send out a vast wave of radiation.

BBC: Gamma-ray burst 'hit Earth in 8th Century'

This story dwarfs whether or not Davy Jones will have a successful flow test this week or this month.

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Look at The Simpsons or Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

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Already, the true cost of an employee dwarfs what is on his or her paycheck.

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The Facebook juggernaut now dwarfs all other social sites, or any place online for that matter.

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What is clear is that the cost of creating maybe 100 new drugs dwarfs anything yet mentioned in America or anywhere else.

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It dwarfs the benefits provided by private long-term care insurance or what people pay out of pocket.

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It's so small that a full-size USB connector dwarfs it by comparison, and there's only eight contact pins per side (or possibly total) versus the 30 overall that we know today.

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