analogies

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Instead, she joined Justice Samuel Alito’s concurrence in the judgment, which agreed that the government’s historical analogies failed.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2026

“And the analogies are that people got excited about internet stocks, and Berkshire Hathaway traded at the lowest valuation I think it ever traded in its history,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

He then takes us on a lightning tour through each realm, offering a head-spinning wealth of information replete with helpful analogies and fun facts you can impress your friends with later.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Against that backdrop, the use of charged historical analogies can feel less like explanation and more like improvisation.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

Taking our previous analogies for punctuation, what happens when it isn’t used?

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