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parallel

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






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The parallel is hard to miss, as a handful of companies race to develop staggeringly powerful cognitive systems with no public accountability.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Instead of focusing solely on opposition, many activists now emphasize building parallel institutions, celebrations and messaging campaigns.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

In parallel with this, the incredible rise of large language models, such as ChatGPT, has raised the serious possibility that machines may be conscious.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Clark did not outline how a "brake pedal" for AI research and development could be created, but drew a parallel between AI and the oil boom and barons of the turn of the last century.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

My way ran parallel to a rapid, shallow river—the Battenkill—spanned by covered bridges here and there along its course.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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