rectangle

There have been many prominent attempts over the years to solve the problem of accurately representing the surface of a sphere on a flat rectangle, each with its own benefits and drawbacks.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Another incident detected in early January involved around 1,000 Chinese fishing vessels clustered in an uneven rectangle, about 400 kilometres long, for more than a day in the same area of the East China Sea.

From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026

Yet, anyone born with “19” at the start of their birthyear still remembers how it felt to leave the house without a black rectangle in their hands.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026

To start, you’ll need to cut a fabric rectangle that’s twice as long as it is wide and make a pouch by stitching the short sides together.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2025

Then the folded rectangle of cloth went into Jinny’s fetch bag, and they had to run home fast, so that Ben could put it all in the honey pot before it oozed through the sheet.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder

The vibe in the giant arena, absent of the typical sea of glowing rectangles, was almost intimate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Those red rectangles that you step off and get on for people in wheelchairs, those are probably our No. 1 priority, making sure they’re accessible.

From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026

That memorial includes 805 hanging steel rectangles representing each of the counties in the United States where lynchings took place.

From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2025

Nearby, irregular, rusty red rectangles stamped from an unidentified frame are laid end-to-end on a scroll of white paper that runs across a low, horizontal pedestal before bending up to climb a wall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2024

I see the rectangles of sunlight that slip through my blinds and work their way across the room throughout the day.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon