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akin

[uh-kin] / əˈkɪn /


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This playbook is akin to another great company that we studied on Acquired in 2023: Costco.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

It is further insulting to gestational carriers, genetic donors, and intended parents to suggest that the mutual creation of a child is somehow akin to the bondage of chattel slavery.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

Investors are looking to Moderna to deliver another breakthrough, akin to its pivotal role in launching the second authorized Covid-19 vaccine in the U.S. at the height of the pandemic.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

A billionaire buying a fashion magazine is akin to a plane hurtling toward the ground, only for a passenger to confidently take the controls, despite having zero flying experience.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

She had become something akin to a zombie.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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