horizontal
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Second, I think that we talk about L.A. as a horizontal city, and that’s certainly true.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
He has, also, ingeniously arranged his horizontal, vertical and diagonal vectors within a gigantic, symbolic, circular frame.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
“I always think the bigger prize is horizontal drilling, but there’s a lot of wood to chop there,” he added.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
This "selfless" sharing, known as horizontal gene transfer, can rapidly spread useful traits including genes that confer resistance to antibiotic drugs used to treat infections.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026
As another example, if you want to find out where a ball will come to rest at the bottom of a hill, you look for a point where the tangent line is horizontal.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Vocabulary lists containing horizontal
Expressions and Equations
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Geometry - Introductory
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The Number System
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