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At the time, it was more akin to a fast-growing startup than the global health behemoth it is today.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

That began with the shocked roar that met Rush’s first number, 1977’s “Xanadu,” a chugging slab of custom-van-tested shag splendor, akin to kicking off a trick show with the most dangerous stunt.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

One can, on the internet, even encounter trolls akin to the golem versions of real people that we see in the film.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

Councillor Dr Wendy Taylor MBE, chair of the Local Government Association's health and wellbeing committee, said this was akin to health services "marking their own homework".

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Yet somehow, despite virtually living on the Net, the discovery that he physically could live in almost any city in the country had come as a shock, an awakening akin to joining the Geek Club.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz