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While it would be terrific to liken her fate to that of Deborah Vance on “Hacks,” at least Jean Smart’s diva got a Vegas rebirth.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
Some call it maintaining a standard dating back to 1487; others liken it to a cartel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
"I liken us to an island and it has often felt hard to imagine anyone joining that island," she said.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
Analysts are largely bullish on both companies and liken picking which one they prefer to choosing a favorite child.
From MarketWatch ● May 25, 2026
Unfortunately, I went on to liken Francis’ way of thinking to Pauling’s.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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Kyle Cubr, the Music Box’s senior operations manager and assistant general manager, likens the excitement to mischief.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
Dangerfield likens the four to musical superheroes from a Marvel series.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Researchers hope the databases created using the digitised text -- which he likens to a kind of "huge Facebook of the past" -- could help bring to light links between people, places and ideas.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Its creator, chef Harold Moore, who counts a Michelin star among his many honors, likens the harmony of his ingredients to another near-flawless dish: the Crunchy Supreme taco from Taco Bell.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
A net woven from long grass that covers the couple during their vows, the touching of each other’s lips with salt water, and the ancient wedding song, which likens marriage to a sea voyage.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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Decades ago, retirement planning was likened to a “three-legged stool”: one leg represented a pension, another leg represented Social Security and the last stood for the individual’s own personal savings and investments.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
Tim Cook likened escalating memory-chip prices to a “100-year flood.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Khalil's ordeal also exposed him to conditions in a Louisiana jail he likened to torture, describing constant fluorescent light, cold, and poor food.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
It was a victory which he likened to Grimsby's triumph over Manchester United in the competition last season.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
In an analogy that would prove all too apt, Max Weber likened the city to “a human being with his skin removed.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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Barrack said the war launched by the U.S. and Israel in late February brought unexpected consequences, likening the Middle East to a Rubik’s Cube whereby a single move can change the whole picture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Tech firms took a hammering on Tuesday amid concerns about China's progress in developing AI chips and following comments by Broadcom's boss likening the AI buying frenzy to gambling.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Obama, of course, isn’t a ghost, and he has been talking up some of the same candidates others are likening to him.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
But the OECD's report said countries were allowing the rapid spread of AI without evidence of its impact, likening it to rolling out an untested vaccine on children.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The likening the visage of the owl to the dirty face of an old abbess is capital, and the likening the cry to the noise of the Rhugylgroen is anything but unfortunate.
From Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery by George Henry Borrow
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