analogous
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Some readers imagine Kafka’s protagonist, Gregor Samsa, a hardworking salesman in a city that seems analogous to Kafka’s native Prague, has morphed into a cockroach.
This would be analogous to having one arm tied behind your back.
From Los Angeles Times
As a result, Hassett said, “Ultimately, the question about Kevin being at the Fed or not will be an analogous decision: Is the best place for me at NEC or at the Fed?”
“I think that, ultimately, the question about Kevin being at the Fed or not will be an analogous decision. Is the best place for me at NEC or at the Fed?”
Something analogous happens in James Fox’s “Craftland,” which is devoted to the many traditional trades and occupations that have long created the material civilization of Britain.
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