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Many prefer soccer, a sport I find akin to hockey in slow motion played not on skates but in slippers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
But maybe that was akin to the way people hesitate before jumping into cool water, Knight said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
"This fight feels akin to a David and Goliath fight," she says.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
As Celtic unloaded on Hearts at Celtic Park it was football's equivalent of Thunder's devastation; speed and accuracy and ruthlessness in the face of a challenger akin to a rabbit caught in the headlights.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
The fact that some African Americans have experienced great success in recent years does not mean that something akin to a racial caste system no longer exists.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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