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parallel

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






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Researchers say this points to an example of "parallel evolution," where similar environmental pressures produce similar outcomes independently.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

Wembanyama’s 2023-24 Panini Prizm one-of-one Black parallel card recently sold for $5.11 million in a private deal brokered by Fanatics Collect.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Michael Esser, a Los Angeles screenwriter, wrote in with a parallel story from before the AI era—one illustrating the historical asymmetries that AI is now scaling up.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Berger told Belgian TV that the minibus driver had been driving on a street parallel the railway and then turned left onto the level crossing while the barrier was already down.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

They zoomed east, running parallel to the shore of Hudson Bay.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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