parallel
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The closest parallel — absent that above-referenced self-immolation — was in 1998.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
"The mistake was not globalization. The mistake was in not preparing for the consequences of globalization," he said, drawing a parallel with the deindustrialization that followed the offshoring wave of the 2000s.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
After years of research by Forestry England into appropriate environments, and a successful re-enforcement of the species along the Scottish border, the government is now backing a parallel project in Northumberland.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
Different species sometimes arrive at the same biological solution on their own, a phenomenon known as parallel evolution.
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026
Two parallel lines cut the space between her eyebrows.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Vocabulary lists containing parallel
Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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