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parable

[par-uh-buhl] / ˈpær ə bəl /
NOUN
moral story
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Swindon, for so long a political bellwether, is perhaps providing a parable of Englishness.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Our critic called the series “a stylishly constructed parable about naiveté and spiritual emptiness.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

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

God was testing him like Job, he declared, and the point of that particular parable was that Job had done no wrong to begin with.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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