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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

Unfortunately, I went on to liken Francis’ way of thinking to Pauling’s.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

Brandon Thomas, a former United States Air Force pilot who now flies for a major commercial airline, likens it to battle-testing when someone proves they can take a hit and fire back.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

Bandopadhyay likens a low-mass star to a fluffy meringue.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

She likens it to the warm spaces opened during the pandemic for people who couldn't afford to heat their homes.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

She likens it to being an athlete who qualifies to represent their country at the Olympics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 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

An otherwise chipper cartoonist likened her audience to a “chamber of despair” that nobody else understands.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 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

Murali Annavaram, a professor of electrical and computer engineering, likened AI to a calculator.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 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

She could dismiss my preparations if she wanted, but I likened our arrangement to the night I had to fight off a pushy raccoon back on the farm.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

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

Prediction market platforms and their proponents say trading contracts on the markets is not the same as betting, likening it instead to trading on the stock market.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 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

The admiral, in reply, gracefully acknowledged the honor which parliament had done him in likening him to Pompey, whom he would gladly imitate, he said, because Pompey was a patriot.

From History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 by Henry Martyn Baird