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lateral

[lat-er-uhl] / ˈlæt ər əl /
ADJECTIVE
of, at, from, or to a side
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This area, called the lateral parafacial region, is located in the brainstem, the oldest part of the brain responsible for automatic functions like breathing, digestion, and heart rate.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

"It has a large lateral breach and is not a very stable vessel at the moment, even if it is not showing any imminent signs of sinking."

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Italy got several such attacks right, most notably when Paolo Garbisi found wing Monty Ioane with a lateral nudge to help set up Leonardo Marin's decisive late try.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

SEOUL—It was a lateral move for Kim Jong Un, merely retaining his spot atop North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Remarkably, no one in a position of responsibility saw that this strongly signaled a lateral blast.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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