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parallel

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






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Millions of parallel Socratic dialogues, each unique, each responsive to individual curiosity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Given the economic downturn the area suffered when the mines closed, it's easy to draw a parallel with clubs across the Channel which are also based in former industrial heartlands.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 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

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

The redwood had no branches for about twenty feet above the roots, so he was able to pull the alder parallel to the trunk.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret




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