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intersect

[in-ter-sekt] / ˌɪn tərˈsɛkt /


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The suspect ditched his bike in the Broadway-Manchester neighborhood, northeast of where Interstates 105 and 110 intersect, and ran off.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

My research on how these movements evolve online and intersect with political activists and extremist networks was directly relevant to tracing how COVID-origin claims moved from fringe communities into mainstream political discourse.

From Salon Aug. 2, 2026

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

With Richardson’s curve and the simplest extrapolation for the future growth of the human population, the two curves do not intersect until the thirtieth century or so, and Doomsday is deferred.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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

With a passion for human-interest storytelling and cultural reporting, she has reported on gender as it intersects with arts, pop culture, sports and politics.

From Los Angeles Times May 26, 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

This street intersects this street intersects this street.

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

Coincidentally or not, that pained study of marital dissolution, co-starring Jolie’s then-husband Brad Pitt, intersected with the couple’s real-life breakup — not to mention Jolie’s grief over the death of her mother, Marcheline Bertrand.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

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

Elsbeth creator Jonathan Tolins says the script was always planned to be bold, and though real life intersected in uncanny ways, the episode wasn’t rewritten to reflect it.

From Salon Oct. 13, 2025

He had noticed it when he intersected the path.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

All four players are exceptional in their roles, playing smartly off their screen personas while exploring the nuances of the characters and their intersecting dynamics.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

The result is a society imbued with ignorance, indifference and even disdain for individuals wrestling with intersecting challenges of aging and cognitive impairment.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 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

Then he made a cross with his arms, intersecting at the wrists.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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