likened
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He likened conventional TMS to covering a leak with a tarp to manage its effects.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
He likened it to Heartbleed, a similarly widespread vulnerability that forced a global race to protect hundreds of thousands of servers more than a decade ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
People who knew the artist from one world didn’t necessarily know about the other — a divide that Gray’s wife, artist Kyungmi Shin, likened to the separation between church and state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Kumuls stalwart Lachlan Lam - forced to miss this World Cup because he needs wrist surgery - likened the atmosphere to "a proper scream".
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Perhaps 1 likened myself to Kurtz in Heart of Darkness when, far from the trading company offices in Europe, he was faced with the ultimate horror.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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