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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

“These will be small, expensive and tightly controlled, more akin to early Antarctic expeditions than traditional tourism,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 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

Investors are looking to Moderna to deliver another breakthrough, akin to its pivotal role in launching the second authorized Covid-19 vaccine in the U.S. at the height of the pandemic.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

I thought sitting on one of those red velvety couches chock-full of fringy pillows was probably akin to suffocating.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool




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