[Grammar] Nowhere is this urgency more apparent than the current global pandemic

[kadioguy]

Nowhere is this urgency more apparent than the current global pandemic, as the alarming numbers of male deaths worldwide continues to climb daily.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/02/opinion/coronavirus-men-women.html
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I wonder why there is not "in" after "than". This is to say:

Nowhere is this urgency more apparent than in the current global pandemic ....

I found another example, which also doesn't include "in":

If you are extremely rich, you could stay nowhere better than the Ruislip Court Hotel.

https://dictionary.reverso.net/english-cobuild/it's+nowhere+near+enough

What do you think?

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

In both examples, you're right, in would fit. It's understood, so there's no need to say it.

 

[GoesStation]

Missing prepositions after than are a pet peeve of mine. They don't impede understanding, though, so I'll refrain from sending a strongly-worded letter to the Times.