parallel

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Of course, no influencer plot would be complete without the threat of online cancellation — and just when things can’t get any worse, Natalie enters the parallel universe of the past.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

This structure consists of closely spaced parallel strips that interact with light similarly to a prism.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

I’m sure the economics nerds will say that doesn’t count, but I think it’s a parallel worth considering.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

As warmer temperatures melt polar ice, a parallel danger lurks in high mountain areas where melting glaciers have created thousands of new lakes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

It flows more or less parallel to the road, and out of the valley through the gap at the south.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien