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corollary

[kawr-uh-ler-ee, kor-, kuh-rol-uh-ree] / ˈkɔr əˌlɛr i, ˈkɒr-, kəˈrɒl ə ri /


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Fair enough, but the corollary of that case is that the platform Bluesky exists to counter, X, is somehow a more authentic representation of the world.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

Saudi Aramco is the lone historical corollary for IPOs of that size.

From Barron's May 22, 2026

The corollary issue in this indictment is the extraordinary trust donors place in mission-driven organizations, particularly ones considered progressive, and how rarely that trust is verified.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

If, as the old saying goes, “all politics is local,” then the modern-day corollary in an era of smartphones is, “all conflict is global.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 18, 2026

He knew, for example, that it was called paramnesia, and he was interested as well in such corollary optical phenomena as jamais vu, never seen, and presque vu, almost seen.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

The closest corollaries might be data center REITs like Equinix —though Equinix owns the data centers themselves, not the power equipment, and has a 2.4% dividend yield.

From Barron's Sep. 30, 2025

While there are many corollaries, “Girls State” is, in compelling and illuminating ways, not a twin to “Boys State.”

From Seattle Times Apr. 3, 2024

Smartly — because Park is very smart — the play is content to absorb the themes of “Macbeth” without providing corollaries for each of its plot points.

From New York Times Oct. 11, 2022

That statement might have been the high water mark of scientism and its corollaries, materialism and reductionism.

From Scientific American Sep. 7, 2019

For us, such struggles — for sunglasses, long trousers, study privileges, equalized food — were corollaries to the struggle we waged outside prison.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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