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apples to oranges en · NOUN

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1. (alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only) Alternative form of apples and oranges.
   alt of apples and oranges
   • Thus looking at modeled surface air temperatures versus measured global land-ocean surface temperatures is an apples-to-oranges comparison. 2016 July 5, Dana Nuccitelli, “New research: climate may be more sensitive and situation more dire”, in The Guardian:
   • However, Google has responded by criticising “apples to oranges” comparisons to subscription-based music services like Apple Music and Spotify’s premium tier. 2016 March 23, “YouTube and music labels clash again over ‘meagre’ artist royalties”, in The Guardian:

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