parallel
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These parallel stories are told through some 150 objects that recount the partnership of W.B.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
Warsh draws a parallel to Alan Greenspan’s decision in the late 1990s External link to let the economy run hot, trusting that productivity gains would keep inflation in check.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
Leaders of Nazi Germany “purposefully left some of the existing legal system intact” by creating a parallel “normative state” that housed most Germans.
From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026
Wall squats involve putting your back against a wall and lowering down into a sitting position using your hips until the thighs are parallel to the ground.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
After Japan's defeat in 1945, control of the Korean Peninsula split down the middle, at the 38th parallel, a line that cut the nation neatly in half.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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