parallel

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But physical infrastructure represents a parallel layer of capital deployment that may prove more stable and less cyclical.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

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

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

MacArthur then pushed his luck, sending his army across the 38th parallel and racing toward the Yalu River.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau