peripheral
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Future analyses are expected to focus on additional patient groups, including people with chronic kidney disease and peripheral artery disease.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2026
The color line, slavery and the long Black Freedom Struggle are not peripheral to the American story; they are central to it.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
The googly-eyed robots slow down near pedestrians and stop entirely if proximity becomes too close, emit a running sound for audibility, and use 360-degree lights at night to appear in the peripheral vision of humans.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
Each year in the UK, there are around 100,000 hospital admissions due to heart attacks, another 100,000 people experience a stroke and around 350,000 people live with peripheral arterial disease.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
A theory of heredity, Darwin realized, was not peripheral to a theory of evolution; it was of pivotal importance.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing peripheral
Computer Science and Technology - Introductory
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