not unlike
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The play, which takes place in the period predating smartphones, offers a microcosm of American life, not unlike the Grover’s Corners of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town,” before our brains were all rewired.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
The evidence for this scheme consisted mostly of the fact that the law center relied on paid informants for its work, not unlike the FBI.
From Slate • May 1, 2026
As we get into our larger parachutes, like the drogues and the mains, we have a lighter-weight nylon ... not unlike what you might build a tent out of, or an old-school windbreaker.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
DogTV runs several programs with content not unlike exposure therapy.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
The picture is not unlike Egypt today, where the government in Cairo keeps power by a combination of tactics, including management of local religious authorities that swerves between heavy-handed intimidation and cynical appeasement.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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