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peripheral

[puh-rif-er-uhl] / pəˈrɪf ər əl /


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What may be arguably new is treating the audiences for historically marginalized forms of art as central rather than peripheral.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

As Hibbert's tumour began to press on his optic nerves, it narrowed his peripheral vision.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Caicedo makes it clear that these disillusioned kids struggle to find themselves, trapped in a country peripheral to the cultural world they are thrilled by.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

"Now that we know that these immune cells actually can get into the brain, we can think about all kinds of new engineering strategies to have those peripheral immune cells do useful things."

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

Helen, once a peripheral figure in these discussions, became the epicenter, instigator, and protagonist.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride

The modest rise in June imports was led by computers and computer peripherals, without which inbound shipments would have fallen 1.3% for the month.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

The low forward P/E ratios for Sandisk and Micron haven’t only resulted from the hot market for memory chips and computer memory peripherals.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

The first AI category is investment into the computers, peripherals and networking equipment that fill these data centers, which grew by 61% annualized from the previous quarter.

From Barron's Feb. 20, 2026

Immediately after the fire took his home, Moore needed to work, but he no longer possessed the peripherals and equipment he required to record.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 7, 2026

On each table there was a different classic home computer or videogame system, accompanied by tiered racks that appeared to hold a complete collection of its peripherals, controllers, software, and games.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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