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asymmetry

[ey-sim-i-tree] / eɪˈsɪm ɪ tri /


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The models successfully reproduced the general asymmetry caused by temperature differences, but the observed effect was stronger than predicted.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

An uncomfortable asymmetry is buried inside the whole story.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

It means there is an asymmetry to the audiences they are currently talking to.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

But asymmetry — prices rising fast but falling slowly — increased as the refined product made its way to city distribution terminals and subsequently to retail stations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

There is still the conspicuous asymmetry between molecular biology and, say, the therapy of lung cancer.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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