liken
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"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
This "is what replacing looks like," added Polanski, a charismatic figurehead some liken to New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and who only took charge of the Greens last September.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
Experts and activists liken it to searching for a snowball in a blizzard.
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2026
I do not now, and I did not then, liken myself to Paul.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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Bandopadhyay likens a low-mass star to a fluffy meringue.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
Former BBC One controller Peter Fincham, who hosts the TV podcast Insiders, likens it to the Davina McCall chat show he commissioned in 2006, which also ended after one series.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
She likens it to being an athlete who qualifies to represent their country at the Olympics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Tart and sweet, Lev Sercarz likens sumac to a “red-wine vinegar powder of sorts.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
He likens himself to “a simple worshipper of the eternal Buddha,” he tells both Theo and Gauguin.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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Architect Ma Yansong, who designed the building with his firm MAD, said he’s heard the spaceship comparison, and that’s fine by him, but he’s also heard it likened to a cloud.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Lan likened growing it to "raising a child -- I can give you all the tricks but I cannot guarantee you similar success".
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
Their meat is regularly likened to snowflakes, in part because of the intricate patterns in its fat marbling, but also for the way that it dissolves in your mouth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
James Wilson, co-host of the Srsly Risky Biz podcast, likened the attacks to an “endless amount of cyber mosquitoes,” as opposed to a “cyber Pearl Harbor.”
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
A decade later, she might have likened their family to astronauts, floating in space; that was how ungrounded they were.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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Bessent dubbed the initiative Economic D-Day, likening the effort to the World War II campaign.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
“I’m not here because of some great thing I did, I’m here because God delivered me,” Paxton said, likening himself to other “not particularly perfect” biblical figures like Peter, Paul and David.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
The CJP, which has millions of followers on social media, emerged in May initially as a satirical response to Chief Justice Surya Kant reportedly likening young people to "cockroaches" and "parasites" during a court hearing.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
They will be kept "snug and warm" in the site's aviaries over the winter months when the attraction is closed, with Jimmy likening his role to the "ultimate hotel service for birds".
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 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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