peripheral

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Yet the weakest section of the memoir pertains to Mr. Junod’s grandmother—Lou’s mother—and her various misdeeds, including her peripheral involvement in a 1935 crime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

"It is more a peripheral vision or spatial awareness thing, sensing that something isn't quite right in the defence or there is more space than there should be."

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

Traore, who has been a peripheral player for Fulham this season, came through Barcelona's youth system before joining Aston Villa in 2015.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

As part of the project, the researchers are releasing what they describe as the world's largest publicly available collection of peripheral blood smear images, totaling more than half a million samples.

From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2026

Out of my peripheral vision, I see Four shove the door open and walk out.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth