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Mission specialist Christina Koch, the first woman to venture into deep space, said preparing for the 10-day journey was akin to planning for a camping trip.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Wall Street has been akin to the Fed and largely “sitting on its hands” about making any changes to its forecasts during the war uncertainity, Melson at Natixis said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Klapper described the AI tool as a co-intelligence, akin to a “judicial sous chef,” that will support members of the bench without supplanting them.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Eventually, he wants to offer something akin to god-like superintelligence on demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

And if the early Martin Luther King, Jr., was a bit too radical for their tastes, they viewed the Royal Ice Cream Parlor sit-ins led by Douglas Moore with something akin to horror.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson