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Inappropriately invoking an overused parable might make Mr. Carney sound clever, but it shows a lack of deep thinking.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
Mahapatra compares humanity's limited understanding of the universe -- or lack thereof -- to a well-known parable.
From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2026
Dr. Seuss’ holiday parable “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” has been a seasonal favorite since it was published in 1957, ranking among the most popular and profitable of the author’s iconic rhyming picture books.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025
For an animated feature, “Scarlet” is unusually ambitious: It’s a “Hamlet”-adjacent existential pacifist revenge parable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025
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
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I've Been to the Mountaintop" (1968)
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