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parallel

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






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In this heart-sore and compassionate investigation of unresolved pain, director Marialuisa Ernst makes a parallel between their plight and how her uncle’s disappearance during Argentina’s dictatorship affected her family.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

"Compared to the conventional approach of connecting multiple devices in parallel, this approach allowed us to significantly boost the detection sensitivity," adds Michailow.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

The race to adapt on the battlefield has been sharpened by a parallel public relations war.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

The original image was accompanied by a short piece of anonymous text, warning readers against stumbling into its disturbing parallel world.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Every theorem in Euclidean geometry can be dualized in projective geometry, setting up a whole set of new theorems in the parallel universe of projective geometry.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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