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“Violent gentrification” is an eye-catching phrase akin to “Canadian depravity” or “Luxembourgish aggression.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
A billionaire buying a fashion magazine is akin to a plane hurtling toward the ground, only for a passenger to confidently take the controls, despite having zero flying experience.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
Fernandez, Chaves' political heir, appointed him minister of the presidency -- a role akin to that of chief of staff but within the cabinet.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
Last week, after two Jewish men were stabbed in London, Lipman told LBC she believed antisemitism in the UK had reached levels akin to Nazi Germany in 1933.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
At breakfast and lunch and dinner my father and I called her “Ah-juh-ma,” literally aunt, but more akin to “ma’am,” the customary address to an unrelated Korean woman.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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