likening

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Musk, who lived in California for decades, himself moved out of the state in late 2020, likening it to a sports team with a long winning streak that had grown “complacent” and “entitled.”

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Until then, he exhorted his students to control their own destinies, likening AI personalization to the rudder on a sailboat.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

The UK government is likening it to the system in operation at London's St Pancras station, where Eurostar passengers are checked by both British and French officials before boarding trains for the continent.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Hawley embraces “wonderful peacock” 1850s menswear shapes: Victor’s puffed-out chest accentuates the “wasp waist” likening him to a matador.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

The foresail bears a long inscription in Latin likening Peary to other early arctic explorers.

From Presentation Pieces in the Museum of History and Technology Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, Paper No. 47 [Smithsonian Institution] by Klapthor, Margaret Brown