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parable

[par-uh-buhl] / ˈpær ə bəl /
NOUN
moral story
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“Star Choir” originated as a theatrical attempt to fill in the blanks of Butler’s unfinished novel “The Parable of the Trickster,” the planned third installation in her lauded 1990s “Parable” series.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2023

"Parable of the Sower" is set in 2024, which isn't so far away now.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2022

“These solutions are Band-Aids,” said Alston-Toure′, who is a member of the Parable of the Sower Intentional Community Cooperative spanning several states.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2022

In the story “The Parable of Goats,” the protagonist is Second Lt.

From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2022

How much more amiable is the Picture he gives us of the Father in that Parable that immediately followeth the above Verses.

From Modest Remarks upon the Bishop of London's Letter Concerning the Late Earthquakes by Anonymous




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