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

They showed that a single incoming stream of ions could be divided into multiple parallel streams for simultaneous analysis.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

After Japan's defeat in 1945, control of the Korean Peninsula split down the middle, at the 38th parallel, a line that cut the nation neatly in half.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau