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Silent movies may be the home of slapstick, but they are also akin to ballet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
“From a cultural and marketing standpoint,” much of the ETF industry’s product development over the last year has been “highly speculative” or akin to gambling, Nadig said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026
The judge called Meta a "public nuisance" akin to air pollution.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Bedford said the 737 MAX 7 is "safe" to fly, describing the software issue as akin to an update for iPhone or a Microsoft product.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
At breakfast and lunch and dinner my father and I called her “Ah-juh-ma,” literally aunt, but more akin to “ma’am,” the customary address to an unrelated Korean woman.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
Vocabulary lists containing akin
The Kite Runner
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