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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

Once the peripheral immune cells entered the brain, they transformed into specialized microglia.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

Holding my hand to keep his balance, as trees and bushes made strange, sliding movements in his peripheral vision, Lefty was confronting the possibility that consciousness was a biological accident.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

The personal computer and killer apps such as spreadsheets fueled an explosion of demand that far offset that falling price: between 1974 and 1984, business investment in computers and peripherals tripled to 0.8% of GDP.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 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

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

"Today, our AI glasses are phone peripherals," he said.

From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025

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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