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The phrase "a parallel for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when drawing a comparison or analogy between two different things or situations.
Example: "The author's use of a parallel for the struggles of the protagonist can be seen in the historical events of that era."
Alternatives: "an analogy for" or "a comparison to".
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In Clara, he found a parallel for his sister.
There is a parallel for García to draw on.
And this is a parallel for me," Hertlset says.
According to this oft trotted-out framing, Trump's reviled Washington establishment is a parallel for Farage's European Commission.
The set-up is meant as a parallel for a post-truth, post-feminism, post-everything world.
It was at once a metaphor for the trial itself and a parallel for the woman at the center of it.
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Why did a media titan seem like a fitting parallel for a monarch?
The draft law provides for a mechanism to prevent the development of a parallel market for non-marketable catches.
ABySS: a parallel assembler for short read sequence data.
A parallel exists for Nelson's perspective on education.
But why not just consider a parallel universe for a while.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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