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parallel

[par-uh-lel, -luhl] / ˈpær əˌlɛl, -ləl /






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He said having to be brought home afterwards in a police car was like being in a "parallel universe".

From BBC • May 17, 2026

That is another unnerving parallel between today and the dot-com era, but, as Sosnick pointed out, there are important differences as well.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Attorney’s Office and the Securities and Exchange Commission, which filed parallel criminal and civil cases.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

The reply might be right, but it might not capture the full story – such as Joseph Swan’s parallel invention at the same time as Edison’s.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

That’s how I managed to parallel park perfectly.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles




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