analogies

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But Hemani serves as a reminder that analogies are easiest to make from a distance.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2026

The same could be said for the Bible, which for centuries has furnished the English language and the Western mind with phrases, analogies and images.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

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

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

Deluard admitted that drawing chart analogies is the functional equivalent of “astrology.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

The distinction between two very different types of inference, between vestiges and analogies, is still important for Locke.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton