lateral
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"We discovered that, in conditions of high blood pressure, the lateral parafacial region is activated and, when our team inactivated this region, blood pressure fell to normal levels."
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
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
"Bear in mind, this is the end result of thousands of hours of work, testing, and lateral thinking by all the best guys at JPL."
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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