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parallel

[par-uh-lel, -luhl] / ˈpær əˌlɛl, -ləl /






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Flash forward to the present, and we have a remarkable parallel: A.I. chatbots provide a convincing illusion of consciousness, but we know they are just a sequence of lifeless math calculations.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

Sacha Baron Cohen and Rosamund Pike star in a Netflix comedy about a corporate chauvinist who finds himself in a parallel universe—one in which the women are in charge.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

"This technology lets us perturb hundreds to thousands of genes in parallel and then measure the detailed molecular changes in each individual cell," says Cao.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

He said having to be brought home afterwards in a police car was like being in a "parallel universe".

From BBC • May 17, 2026

At five thirty, Dad parallel parks in the space in front of our house and goes into the backseat for his briefcase.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King




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