lateral

Example Sentences

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"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

More than a quarter of people who recently switched jobs took pay cuts, and 16.3% settled for lateral moves, according to ZipRecruiter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Mur said it could take 18 months to develop the lateral flow prototypes, then between three to five years to further test them for accuracy.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Gunn died Monday at his Toronto home following a battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, according to an obituary.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Several staged sets of chutes deployed automatically to slow our descent, then Martinez manually piloted us to the ground, using the thrusters to slow descent and control our lateral motion.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir