be akin
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That might be akin to Alan Greenspan’s more tight-lipped Fed of the past.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026
States’ role here should be akin to their supervision of any group soliciting charitable donations, said Leslie Hiner, vice president of legal affairs at EdChoice, which backs the tax credit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
Paul: To suggest Slot is in trouble would be akin to saying last season never happened!
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025
Repealing such programs — and potentially undermining the endangerment finding — would be akin to “denying the concept of gravity,” Ortiz said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2025
While the real tie which connected them was that of living together, they did not realise this, and supposed themselves to be akin because they commonly ate this animal or plant together.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)