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While it would be terrific to liken her fate to that of Deborah Vance on “Hacks,” at least Jean Smart’s diva got a Vegas rebirth.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
Those who know Jaissle best even liken the difference between his on and off the field persona to Jekyll and Hyde.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Analysts are largely bullish on both companies and liken picking which one they prefer to choosing a favorite child.
From MarketWatch ● May 25, 2026
Out of magnanimity, I’ll liken this trifle to a Rothko.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
Other commentators liken the prison label to “the mark of Cain” and characterize the perpetual nature of the sanction as “internal exile.”
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
It is no bigger than a fingertip, but has comically large antennae - which Hughes likens to "big floppy ears".
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
University of Michigan labor economist Betsey Stevenson likens it to a crowded restaurant where every table filled up 10 minutes ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
Brandon Thomas, a former United States Air Force pilot who now flies for a major commercial airline, likens it to battle-testing when someone proves they can take a hit and fire back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Bandopadhyay likens a low-mass star to a fluffy meringue.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
He likens himself to “a simple worshipper of the eternal Buddha,” he tells both Theo and Gauguin.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
Brook likened to Pietersen in SL win - how do they compare?
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
He has likened advanced AI to “summoning an alien species” while others in AI, including Amodei, have long predicted the probability of something bad happening because of the technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, Coxon likened A.I. development to the Manhattan Project, the U.S. effort that built the first atomic bombs.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
Macnab likened this climate case to the successful series of lawsuits against big tobacco companies in the 1990s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
This rash has been likened to tapioca pudding.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
Obama, of course, isn’t a ghost, and he has been talking up some of the same candidates others are likening to him.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
Bessent dubbed the initiative Economic D-Day, likening the effort to the World War II campaign.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
“I’m not here because of some great thing I did, I’m here because God delivered me,” Paxton said, likening himself to other “not particularly perfect” biblical figures like Peter, Paul and David.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Merlin has often been called a "Shazam for birds" - likening it to Apple's app letting users identify a song playing using a phone's microphone.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Poets had made verses in her honor, likening her to Hebe and Aphrodite.
From The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great by Robert H. Fuller
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