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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
When McLean made his way to the monitor, the cheering among Hearts fans was akin to a goal being scored.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
The new owner made my father the official liaison, akin to a translator, between himself and the Christian Poles still allowed to work.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
Vocabulary lists containing akin
The Kite Runner
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Dracula
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