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[sim-uh-ler] / ˈsɪm ə lər /


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That would represent a growth rate similar to this year’s.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

CalPERS, the California public employees retirement system and one of the country’s largest institutional investors, joined other pension funds in seeking a meeting last month with Musk over similar concerns.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Shuttle bus fares, initially priced at $80 to make a similar journey, have been dropped to $20.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Jeralene Maria, who came to New York from India, had lived in a similar residence house back home, so the setup felt familiar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Sakharov’s own reaction was remarkably similar to what Robert Oppenheimer had experienced when he watched the world’s first atomic bomb test in the New Mexico desert ten years before.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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