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Recent Examples of lateral
Because seismic inertial forces are governed purely by a structure's mass rather than its weight, the lateral demand on a structure remains fully active while its gravitational restoring capacity is substantially diminished, Caluk added.
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Leonard David,
Space.com,
20 June 2026
The lateral Asics Stripes feature pleats inspired by classical dance attire, secured by central double-stitching and fanning out into a layered look.
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Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
20 June 2026
The hollow scroll wheel in the center offers only basic forward/back rolling movement, with no lateral scrolling.
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Alice Jovanee,
PC Magazine,
20 June 2026
Injury updates Venable said after the game that both Kyle Teel (sprained lateral collateral ligament) and Noah Schultz (right knee patellar tendinitis) will head to Charlotte for rehab assignments on Monday and join the Triple-A squad.
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Andy Martinez,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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Leonard David,
Space.com,
20 June 2026
The lateral Asics Stripes feature pleats inspired by classical dance attire, secured by central double-stitching and fanning out into a layered look.
—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
20 June 2026
The hollow scroll wheel in the center offers only basic forward/back rolling movement, with no lateral scrolling.
—
Alice Jovanee,
PC Magazine,
20 June 2026
Injury updates Venable said after the game that both Kyle Teel (sprained lateral collateral ligament) and Noah Schultz (right knee patellar tendinitis) will head to Charlotte for rehab assignments on Monday and join the Triple-A squad.
—
Andy Martinez,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lateral
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Adjective
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It is stored in plain text in RAM and can theoretically be accessed by administrators, cloud operators, hypervisors, or highly skilled attackers through malware, insider threats, or side-channel attacks.
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Conducted at Washington University School of Medicine, the research looked at side-effect reports among veterans who had received either both vaccines in the same medical visit, or just a flu shot.
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“Lateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lateral. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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