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akin

[uh-kin] / əˈkɪn /


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Start plotting your Roth conversions in a manner akin to a Shakespearean conspiracist.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

The play is in the lonely-folks-trying-to-connect genre, akin to “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune” and “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

It is further insulting to gestational carriers, genetic donors, and intended parents to suggest that the mutual creation of a child is somehow akin to the bondage of chattel slavery.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

"Other than that, the cinematographic quality of it is akin to what you could see on Blue Planet or Planet Earth."

From BBC • May 8, 2026

White found himself wandering through a wilderness of mirrors—his work more akin to espionage than to criminal investigation.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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