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Parallels to the 2008 crisis include lack of transparency, banks charging more, and asset managers halting withdrawals.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Parallels can be drawn between this team and the first one Cronin coached in Westwood.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2024

He read “Bible Myths and Their Parallels in Other Religions,” which debunks biblical stories.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2024

Parallels have been drawn with tobacco adverts, which were outlawed in the UK in 2003.

From BBC • May 22, 2023

Parallels of latitude are shown by straight lines running parallel to each other across the chart.

From Lectures in Navigation by Draper, Ernest Gallaudet