parallel
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I’m sure the economics nerds will say that doesn’t count, but I think it’s a parallel worth considering.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
The case has unfolded alongside a parallel legal offensive from Baldoni, who filed a sweeping $400-million countersuit accusing Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds, the New York Times and others of defamation and extortion.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
The other parallel is that private-credit investments now, and myriad mortgage instruments then, both promised high returns with minimal risk.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
However, Russ Mould investment director at AJ Bell said comments out of Washington and Tehran seemed to come from "parallel worlds".
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
The driver hit the gas and the tires squealed as the truck made a sharp turn and then accelerated right through a bombed-out warehouse onto a parallel alley.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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