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Swindon, for so long a political bellwether, is perhaps providing a parable of Englishness.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026

The 65-year-old came to court in downtown Los Angeles for closing arguments this month in one of the biggest trials of his career, armed with a parable of leavened bread.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026

Coogler’s period piece-meets-horror parable heads into Sunday’s awards ceremony with a record-breaking 16 nominations to Anderson’s 13 nods for “One Battle.”

From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2026

Nimble and inventive, with convincing special effects work, the film is a charming parable that continually finds ways to reset itself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2026

My father mopped his brow again and launched into the parable of the one mustard seed falling on a barren place, and the other one on good soil.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Ms. Strout has developed her true mastery in an archetypal mode, writing stories that resemble secular parables or everyman morality dramas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

His genial demeanour and penchant for folksy parables belie a past as a wily guerrilla fighter and ruthless political survivor.

From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026

As it draws to a close, Hwang’s lethal playground games are cautionary parables about tribalism driven by greed.

From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2025

I was so green in the world that I hadn’t accepted there could be parables without a moral, questions without an answer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2025

As for this truck-and-fanbelt story, the Reverend loved to speak in parables, and we could surely spot one coming.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver