perpendicular
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“This isn’t just a missing person case,” said Travis Harrison, a producer at NewsNation, which has pulled together a hovel of satellites and folding chairs in the prime real estate perpendicular to Guthrie’s address.
From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026
The front door is easily visible from the road—but likely out of eye or camera sight from even the neighbors up the hill on perpendicular Cerrada Chica.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
The images revealed two separate gas flows moving in perpendicular directions -- a sign that the event involved multiple ejections interacting with each other.
From Science Daily • Dec. 31, 2025
With a forkball that looked as if it was dropping perpendicular to the ground, he struck out the first two batters he faced.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2025
He draws a sketch so Theo can see it: “The perpendicular and horizontal lines of the frame, together with the diagonals and the cross” form a grid.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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Vocabulary lists containing perpendicular
Geometry - Introductory
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The ACT Math Test: Geometry, List 2
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Geometry - Middle School
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