analogous

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But that argument is undermined by the short-term responses of Treasury rates in the closest analogous crisis: the 1973 embargo on oil shipments to the U.S. by the petroleum-exporting countries in the Middle East.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

The commission’s package, which now moves to the European Parliament, would consolidate analogous authority within the Paris-based European Securities and Markets Authority.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

But executives from IBM, Microsoft and other companies say thinking of AI agents as analogous to human workers is hindering attempts to get full value from the technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

"Light drifts in a quantized manner, following universal steps analogous to those seen with electrons under strong magnetic fields," said Philippe St-Jean, a physics professor at Université de Montréal and co author of the study.

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 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