similarity

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However, their chemical similarity to certain plastics makes them difficult to distinguish in lab analyses, increasing the risk of false positives when studying microplastic pollution.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

Using what Mr. Pielke called an approximate “fuzzy match” raised the similarity to 47.8%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

The facts in the Gray case bear an eerie similarity to the Crumbleys’.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

Two carriers noted a similarity to pandemic-era pricing conditions but without the pandemic-era surge in orders.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

There was very little similarity between the two, so even though the bottle of water might have weighed two pounds, when I tried to lift the chalk it felt like sixty pounds.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss