analogy
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No, the analogy can’t take us that far; there are no ingredients here, just a calculation you could, in principle, do by hand.
From Slate • May 25, 2026
It’s not Nixon going to China, but there’s some analogy there that it basically rings more true for me coming from him.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Goolsbee said the analogy from the 1990s tech boom that Warsh and others have invoked “is a little harder for me to understand.”
From Barron's • May 9, 2026
“The analogy is, I need a new garage, and you tell me I have to buy a new house,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
—Agent K Another extraordinarily common, effective persuasive appeal in logos is analogy.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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