intersect
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Our lives are inextricably bound up in giant networks of data that begin, end, and intersect with 6-inch screens we carry around in our pockets.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
Primarily, the problem is that leaders of the world’s major countries aren’t doing anything as these threats continue, expand and intersect.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
When the Sun, Earth and Moon align near one of the points where their orbital paths intersect, eclipse seasons occur, producing both solar and lunar eclipses within a matter of weeks.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
Their measurements uncovered a dense network of magnetic nodal lines, which are special topological band crossings where two spin-polarized electronic states intersect continuously without forming an energy gap.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2026
In the use of commonplaces, you can see where logos and ethos intersect.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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It’s caused by the saliva in a tick and how it intersects with the immune response of certain people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
The heightened attention to the substance comes as wellness intersects more deeply with health, and as GLP-1 weight-loss medications alter the way Americans eat.
From MarketWatch ● May 10, 2026
Kane said the show would be a great way to celebrate, adding: "What a delightful coincidence that the age of the theatre intersects with the age of our protagonists."
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
I’d never given much thought to ABBA, but as a Vietnamese American who grew up in the ’80s, I’ve become increasingly curious about how the Swedish pop group intersects with the Viet experience.
From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2025
The story intersects with Darwin’s theory of evolution.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Police effectively asked Google to look through a vast archive of human movement and identify which lives intersected with a particular patch of pavement at a particular moment in time.
From Slate ● May 20, 2026
“The unexpected gas intersected, as announced today, could potentially mean the cluster holds a larger amount of gas than previously estimated,” Euroz says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
Sheikh Radwan includes the areas of Abu Iskandar, al-Tawam, and al-Saftawi, and is intersected by al-Jalaa Street, a vital artery linking central Gaza City with its northern districts.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2025
For decades, raw milk has been consumed by alternative health types, typically those who intersected with the “raw food” movement, a diet fad where people would eat only raw food.
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2024
The business streets intersected to form the shape of a cross.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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With 24 main characters interwoven around the town of Nashville, home of country music and intersecting political undercurrents, the film tries to make sense of the chaos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
The film’s narrative is scattered across two intersecting timelines that steadily build tension, suspicion and intrigue.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026
That is similar to an August case, in which ICE agents attempted to box in a truck in San Bernardino, Calif. In that instance, the driver was able to turn right onto an intersecting street.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026
This has led to growing interest in gridshells, which use intersecting curved elements of metal, glass or timber to span wide areas without interior supports.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2025
The anxious woman leaned on her desk, and her brow knitted into a strange pattern of angled, intersecting lines.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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