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intersect

[in-ter-sekt] / ˌɪn tərˈsɛkt /


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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

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

Weese’s design virtuosity reaches its apex at the appropriately named Metro Center, where two vaults intersect.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

At the points where these filaments intersect, galaxies form and shine brightly.

From Science Daily May 16, 2026

Our worlds only intersect briefly in the morning when the three of us sit at the kitchen table and in the evening when we return there.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

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

This street intersects this street intersects this street.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Our soundtrack aptly intersected folk and country, and while we listened to anything anyone recommended, Cash was our mainstay.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 9, 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

Cummings’ career intersected with the CIA from the start, a fact he never denied, for it added an air of mystery to his often mundane gun-selling operations.

From Slate May 25, 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

Nobody, however, was affected more powerfully by his or her brief contact with the boy than Ronald Franz, who was eighty years old when their paths intersected in January 1992.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

Its intersecting wings provide natural light to every room, a legal requirement that can be difficult to meet in modern commercial buildings.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 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

"Coming though it there are a lot of intersecting country roads."

From BBC Nov. 29, 2025

Doctorow novel, which depicts the intersecting lives of archetypal fictional characters from vastly different backgrounds, as well as historical figures.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 17, 2025

We see on Europa an amazing, intricate network of intersecting straight and curved lines.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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