resemble
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Researchers from Utrecht University and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid found that chimpanzees and bonobos, our closest living relatives, also form social networks that resemble human friendship circles.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
As Sam Sacks writes, “Ms. Strout has developed her true mastery in an archetypal mode, writing stories that resemble secular parables or everyman morality dramas.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
It alternates between "found footage" segments filmed in first person that resemble his web show, and more classic filmic shots.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
On the first day of class, professor Reiko Hillyer writes a quote from French philosopher Michel Foucault on the board: Is it surprising that prisons resemble factories, schools, barracks, hospitals, which all resemble prisons?
From Slate • May 27, 2026
In his secretiveness he didn’t merely resemble Newton, but actively exceeded him.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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