peripheral
Example Sentences
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That conflict seems important, given that AI investments—and their peripheral impact on chip and energy stocks—have powered the vast majority of market gains over the past two months.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
For an hour at Hampden, Lawrence Shankland was a peripheral figure, a support act for George Hirst - Scotland's number nine - and diminished because of it.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
The color line, slavery and the long Black Freedom Struggle are not peripheral to the American story; they are central to it.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
Rather than being a peripheral region, this area likely played a central role in population movements, biological connections, and the spread of technologies during the Middle Paleolithic.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
Still, man, it wasn’t gonna be easy getting past the living room without him catching me in his peripheral.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
Vocabulary lists containing peripheral
Computer Science and Technology - Introductory
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Computer Science and Technology - Middle School
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