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An examples of metaphor in popular science writing:
"More often the comets become nothing more than statistics which help the professionals to study the social life of comets."
Nigel Calder
Calder, N. (1980). The Comet is Coming! The feverish legacy of Mr Halley. British Broadcasting Corporation.
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