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resemblance

[ri-zem-bluhns] / rɪˈzɛm bləns /


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He was Sam the Eagle, our national bird transformed by a Disney artist, and to some eyes bearing a slight resemblance to an earlier Disney avian character, a parrot.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

You wouldn’t be the first to note its passing resemblance to a Bentley.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

To be fair, Brin left Moscow when he was quite young and really may not recall what it was like there — and how little resemblance Soviet Russia could ever have to California.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

The Parisians survived and the deal went through, although the club bore almost no resemblance to the modern European contender people know today.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Like Hord, he had reddish-brown hair and a short red beard, but there the resemblance ended.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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