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analogous

[uh-nal-uh-guhs] / əˈnæl ə gəs /


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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

Federal courts have recently confronted the limits of analogous industry-led regulators, but the issue remains unsettled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

"We cannot conclude that they are analogous to human names both because animals signals are often so different and because we don't understand the full intent behind the signals."

From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026

Shares of AST SpaceMobile, which is building space-based broadband capacity analogous to SpaceX’s Starlink, gained 7.4%, leaving shares up 304% over the past 12 months.

From Barron's ● May 21, 2026

In many ways the looming match was analogous to a team of National Basketball Association all-stars playing a college team.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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