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He doesn’t respond to his various wake-up calls with stubborn defiance but a curiosity that shifts his moping into something akin to a geeky, fun-loving second adolescence.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Mission specialist Christina Koch, the first woman to venture into deep space, said preparing for the 10-day journey was akin to planning for a camping trip.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Wall Street has been akin to the Fed and largely “sitting on its hands” about making any changes to its forecasts during the war uncertainity, Melson at Natixis said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

The process would open the door to something akin to a partial privatization of the domestic-fuel market, said Rick Herrero, director of the Washington-based Cuba Study Group, a policy and advocacy organization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 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