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The word “nocturne,” typically used to describe music, poetry or paintings made to evoke a pensive, nighttime mood, must have seemed vaguely analogous to “Sandman,” which was already the title of a TV show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
This is roughly analogous to me asserting that running headfirst into a telephone pole at a full sprint will not affect my health because I do not “intend” to concuss myself.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
"This is, in a meaningful sense, analogous to what large language models like ChatGPT do," explains Reynolds.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026
The Bundists weren’t analogous to the Black Panthers, as she suggests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
German beer drinkers are fiercely loyal to their local brand, so there are no national brands in Germany analogous to our Budweiser, Miller, or Coors.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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"Democracy in America, Vol. 1" by Alexis de Tocqueville, Introduction–Chapter 5
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