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intersect

[in-ter-sekt] / ˌɪn tərˈsɛkt /


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Ari’s and Ibari’s stories are parallel—full of echoes and doubling—but they also intersect, as characters cross from one world to the other.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Their restaurants become places where those identities intersect.

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 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

Over the last five years, there has been a significant shift in how fashion and sports intersect, both on and off the court, with athletes’ influence extending beyond the court and into culture at large.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

The two ivy- covered walls on either side of him seemed to intersect with nothing but sky up ahead.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner

AI is as prevalent in the career fields with which academic research intersects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 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

The main street intersects with other streets in midair that lead from windowsill to windowsill, connecting the impossible.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

The city is built on former marshlands and is intersected by a network of canals, many of them heavily flooded by the rains.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Sean Salisbury, a former quarterback whose career intersected with Browner’s in college and the NFL, was one of many in the football community paying their respects to the four-time All-Pro player.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026

She describes their sparkling years of early adulthood, when their lives intersected with an array of luminaries that included Bob Dylan, Andy Warhol, Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026

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

In the center of the yard, two cobblestone paths intersected, making a cross.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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 film’s narrative is scattered across two intersecting timelines that steadily build tension, suspicion and intrigue.

From Salon ● Mar. 21, 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

He could see the grid, the intersecting lines and triangles, glowing green on the floor.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein


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