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parable

[par-uh-buhl] / ˈpær ə bəl /
NOUN
moral story
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The same could just as unnervingly be said about “The Crucible,” Miller’s parable about the McCarthy witch hunts.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Coogler’s period piece-meets-horror parable heads into Sunday’s awards ceremony with a record-breaking 16 nominations to Anderson’s 13 nods for “One Battle.”

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

A perennially resonant Gospel parable is the one about the vineyard owner with two sons whom he summoned to work on his property.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

In Matthew’s Gospel the virtuous figure of the parable is the first son, the one who initially refused his father’s instructions but then did his will after all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

Finally, my history deserves public notice as no more than this: a parable for the life of its reader.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez




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