analogy
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Goolsbee said the analogy from the 1990s tech boom that Warsh and others have invoked “is a little harder for me to understand.”
From Barron's • May 9, 2026
Daniel says the lyrics address the difficulties of making decisions in an era of information overload – which explains his inability to pick an analogy and stick to it.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
The analogy quickly spread across social media, where it was widely criticized for oversimplifying how identification actually works in everyday settings.
From Salon • May 3, 2026
Worryingly, Jones draws a close analogy with the present-day situation as he expects the deluge of planned IPO issuance this year, in the form of SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI, to inundate the market completely.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026
Neither did Lisa's flute teacher, though in that case the analogy was fairly obvious.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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