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peripheral

[puh-rif-er-uhl] / pəˈrɪf ər əl /


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Rather than being a peripheral location in ape evolution, the region may have been an important center of evolutionary diversification.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

“We’ve gone through several rotations in and out of AI darlings, but there’s always been a peripheral group that has more debt out there than anybody’s comfortable with,” Hogan said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

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

In his peripheral vision, he saw Dimple’s jaw just about come unhinged.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

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

Buried in the U.S. government’s consumer-price index is a category called ”computers, peripherals and smart-home assistant devices.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 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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