external

Example Sentences

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At the time, pacemakers existed but were external and huge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Panic buying fuel in Sri Lanka has brought back memories of 2022, when the economy tanked, with inflation hitting 70 percent after Colombo defaulted on its $46 billion external debt.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

"Who knows, the players might actually turn up for this one," Jonny Hancock from Ale and the Vale, external podcast says.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

When similar events occur during bull markets, external events are often a trigger rather than a cause.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The first external beam was produced on March 26, 1936, by “snouting”—so named because of the pig’s-snout shape of the portal carrying ions out of the vacuum tank.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik