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parallel

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






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The result was the formation of "cloud streets," long, parallel bands of clouds aligned with the wind.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

In April, a bipartisan group of senators introduced a parallel resolution.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

“It is like he’s several different people, or has been,” said journalist and author Catherine Nixon Cooke, whose book “Dodgers to Damascus: David Lesch’s Journey from Baseball to the Middle East” traces those parallel lives.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

It’s an inexact parallel, if it’s any kind of parallel at all.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

Before long she’s swinging parallel to the ground.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen




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