parallel to

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In an axial flux motor, the electromagnetic field is parallel to the motor’s axis of rotation, instead of perpendicular in a conventional electric motor.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Instead of placing the anode and cathode parallel to each other, the new design positions them perpendicular.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

Mr. Windolf also notes the ways in which Mr. Dylan’s and the Beatles’ careers ran parallel to each other.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

This process is running parallel to the victims' existing compensation case.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

They were all half an inch long, and ran parallel to each other before disappearing into the roots of Sue’s dark hair.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz