parallel to
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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
Then, as a bonus, they realized the number of travelers following Route 66, which runs through downtown Grants, parallel to the busy train tracks.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Instead of placing the anode and cathode parallel to each other, the new design positions them perpendicular.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026
Mr. Windolf also notes the ways in which Mr. Dylan’s and the Beatles’ careers ran parallel to each other.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
The entire street parallel to the restaurant was blocked off from traffic and lined with little white booths.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
