akin
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"This fight feels akin to a David and Goliath fight," she says.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
Rebecca Onion declares that the miniseries is a bracing delight, akin to “kissing a dead fish and taking a shot”—and that’s a compliment!
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026
The judge called Meta a "public nuisance" akin to air pollution.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Yet a failure of confidence can, in theory, generate behavior akin to a run on the bank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
If I may put it this way, sir, it is a little akin to the custom as regards marriages.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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