parallel to
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The Iran war could be a good parallel to that.
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026
In an axial flux motor, the electromagnetic field is parallel to the motor’s axis of rotation, instead of perpendicular in a conventional electric motor.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Wall squats involve putting your back against a wall and lowering down into a sitting position using your hips until the thighs are parallel to the ground.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Residents resorted to burying the bodies just outside school grounds; more than 20 graves run parallel to the school’s outer wall, each marked with a broken cinder block.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
Other vehicles raced parallel to us and formed many lanes on the narrow paved road.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
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