parallel
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As a rapid rally in semiconductor stocks reignites comparisons with 1999 — when the dot-com frenzy went into overdrive, eventually peaking in March 2000 — some investors have noticed another troubling parallel.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
There will be two parallel corridors running east-west through central London for most of the afternoon, with Trafalgar Square, Whitehall and Parliament Square sitting between them and the two end-points where speeches are planned.
From BBC • 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
Then, as a bonus, they realized the number of travelers following Route 66, which runs through downtown Grants, parallel to the busy train tracks.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
The fourth one was a red pickup angled into the curb, not parked parallel like the others.
From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen
Vocabulary lists containing parallel
Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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