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similarity

[sim-uh-lar-i-tee] / ˌsɪm əˈlær ɪ ti /


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But there is one similarity between the two episodes that could be more apt: The timing of each blowup within the context of the respective bull markets in which they occurred.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

Using a serial similarity matrix built from long terminal repeat retrotransposons, the researchers clarified the structure of the strawberry's subgenomes and uncovered multiple ancient genome-merging events that contributed to the modern species.

From Science Daily Jun. 19, 2026

It bears similarity to Parsons' first YouTube video - "Found Footage" - which has 80m views and featured shaky 90s camcorder footage of the eerie, yellow office block.

From BBC May 29, 2026

With its zesty appreciation for the city’s landscape of oddballs, menacing and disarming alike, “Tuner” has some similarity to one of last year’s best pictures, “Caught Stealing.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

But more than anything else, as a writer, I was fascinated by the similarity of the emotional tensions of Bigger in America and Bigger in Nazi Germany and Bigger in old Russia.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

No surprise that father and son discussed the similarities.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

And for what it’s worth, there are similarities in the initial responses to both films.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

"Many incidents involving poor post-death care share striking similarities, showing a marked lack of learning," Ockenden concluded.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

Today’s similarities to the world of 1914 are legion.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

She wanted us to watch them together so we could see the similarities between the two —Spirit fought for his freedom just as Kunta Kinte did in Roots, she said.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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