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The story is also paralleled metafictionally by “Cheating,” whose success is attributed to its unabashed amorality.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

We see that identity struggle play out as Luis and his brother, Frank, take different approaches in their lives, and it’s later paralleled in the story of “La Bamba.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

The currency’s move overnight was paralleled by weakness in U.S. equity futures, suggesting investors’ willingness to take risks remains tethered to cryptocurrency prices heading into the final month of the year.

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

These developments in urbanism and architecture were paralleled in art and literature.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025

Table 7.1 also shows that the Fertile Crescent’s early domestication of flax for fiber was paralleled elsewhere.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond