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[lahy-kuhn] / ˈlaɪ kən /


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“I would liken the trading and modeling to the striker, or the guy who kicks the ball in the goal at the end of the play,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

While it would be terrific to liken her fate to that of Deborah Vance on “Hacks,” at least Jean Smart’s diva got a Vegas rebirth.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

Those who know Jaissle best even liken the difference between his on and off the field persona to Jekyll and Hyde.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Analysts are largely bullish on both companies and liken picking which one they prefer to choosing a favorite child.

From MarketWatch ● May 25, 2026

I do not now, and I did not then, liken myself to Paul.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

Kyle Cubr, the Music Box’s senior operations manager and assistant general manager, likens the excitement to mischief.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

Researchers hope the databases created using the digitised text -- which he likens to a kind of "huge Facebook of the past" -- could help bring to light links between people, places and ideas.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Its creator, chef Harold Moore, who counts a Michelin star among his many honors, likens the harmony of his ingredients to another near-flawless dish: the Crunchy Supreme taco from Taco Bell.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Our call of the day comes from the investor known as the bond king, Jeffrey Gundlach, who likens stock markets to a hollow tree that’s about to break.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

A net woven from long grass that covers the couple during their vows, the touching of each other’s lips with salt water, and the ancient wedding song, which likens marriage to a sea voyage.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

He likened conventional TMS to covering a leak with a tarp to manage its effects.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Lempert likened the options in the new plan to the array of options one encounters when they walk the aisles of a supermarket — even if their shopping list contains only a few items.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

People who knew the artist from one world didn’t necessarily know about the other — a divide that Gray’s wife, artist Kyungmi Shin, likened to the separation between church and state.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

The Los Angeles Times likened its rock soundtrack to “a rejected ad campaign for Old Milwaukee.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

A great radioactive cloud was deposited on the tiny atoll of Rongalap, 150 kilometers away, where the inhabitants likened the explosion to the Sun rising in the West.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Some may take issue with likening Oprah Winfrey to J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

“These promises are extremely, exquisitely hard to enforce,” said Alvaro Bedoya, an antitrust lawyer who served on the Federal Trade Commission during the Biden administration, likening Paramount’s concessions to a pinkie promise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Obama, of course, isn’t a ghost, and he has been talking up some of the same candidates others are likening to him.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

Merlin has often been called a "Shazam for birds" - likening it to Apple's app letting users identify a song playing using a phone's microphone.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

The old lady took ample revenge upon me for likening her to the Queen.

From I Walked in Arden by Jack Crawford


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