parallel to
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Warsh draws a parallel to Alan Greenspan’s decision in the late 1990s External link to let the economy run hot, trusting that productivity gains would keep inflation in check.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
Instead of placing the anode and cathode parallel to each other, the new design positions them perpendicular.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 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
This process is running parallel to the victims' existing compensation case.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026
Perhaps I am crawling parallel to the lines, and that might go on forever.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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