Word: akin
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...most significant new witness was King. From the beginning he has found himself in a position akin to that of a rape victim. There is no question, beyond niggling over details, about what was done to him. The issue is whether he, by his character and behavior, somehow invited and justified the abuse. Although he is not on trial -- his assailants are -- the core question is if he was scary or erratic enough to legitimize almost any level of force. At the first trial, prosecutors chose not to put him on the stand. He is a high school dropout...
...front of the set at 6:30 p.m. for World News Tonight or at 9 o'clock on Mondays for Murphy Brown. Simply call up the show when you want it. The consumer, rather than the network, takes control of the schedule, and TV viewing becomes akin to browsing through a huge library and making a selection...
...same River Twice reads at times like a D. H. Lawrence novella. It shares the same elaborate vision of a natural world at once aloof from and akin to humanity. But the autobiographical reminiscences add an endearing personal flourish...
Egypt is hardly alone in contending with a rebirth of Muslim fundamentalism. A tide of religious fervor has been sweeping across the Islamic belt, threatening to turn half a dozen countries into theocratic states akin to Iran, Sudan and Afghanistan. Terrorism, intolerance and revolution for export are some of the by-products. In their drive for cultural ascendancy, Islamists have found fertile ground in denouncing Western values -- and inspiring violent assaults...
Also For The Record: Playing a full screen of hockey with just 12 players like the women's hockey team did is akin to suiting up only 20 players for a football game. Harvard lost eight games by one-goal margins. Research has shown that fatigue of that level can induce hallucinogenic visions in laboratory animals...