parallel
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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
With rip currents, which are "normally quite a narrow channel of water moving out to sea", Ayers said "competent" swimmers should swim parallel to the shore to get out of the flow.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
They crossed the Ashley River bridge and headed parallel to the river until they reached Broad Street.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Vocabulary lists containing parallel
Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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