resemble
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Researchers from Utrecht University and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid found that chimpanzees and bonobos, our closest living relatives, also form social networks that resemble human friendship circles.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
American sanctions, which run through Treasury, resemble a quarantine because they seek to halt the flow of goods, money or services.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
On the first day of class, professor Reiko Hillyer writes a quote from French philosopher Michel Foucault on the board: Is it surprising that prisons resemble factories, schools, barracks, hospitals, which all resemble prisons?
From Slate • May 27, 2026
WHO's Africa regional director Mohamed Yakub Janabi said Ebola had had a silent early phase, when symptoms resemble malaria or typhoid, meaning transmission can remain undetected.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
In its original life, the Grand Dame had been built to resemble a palace straight from Andalusian Spain, a temple to theater.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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