peripheral
Example Sentences
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"It is more a peripheral vision or spatial awareness thing, sensing that something isn't quite right in the defence or there is more space than there should be."
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026
Traore, who has been a peripheral player for Fulham this season, came through Barcelona's youth system before joining Aston Villa in 2015.
From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026
In Europe, government bond yield spreads between peripheral eurozone countries and German Bunds tightened further, with Italian and Spanish spreads reaching new milestones and hitting levels unseen since 2008, according to LSEG.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
As part of the project, the researchers are releasing what they describe as the world's largest publicly available collection of peripheral blood smear images, totaling more than half a million samples.
From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2026
I tried to take in my surroundings with my peripheral vision.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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