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vertical

[vur-ti-kuhl] / ˈvɜr tɪ kəl /


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But over the last decade it’s become even lonelier, with algorithms and vertical video platforms like TikTok siloing users into consumption over interaction.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2026

Here we see a vertical pass into Bruno Fernandes dropping deep, something central midfielder Youri Tielemans notices.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

The draft plan, which largely applies to new venues, seeks to “reduce the extent of or remove opportunities for vertical drinking.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

The very first thing I saw there was an anime-style vertical video whose characters barely moved their lips and ended the whole thing with a verbatim “To Be Continue .. ” title card.

From Slate Aug. 16, 2026

My reflection twinkles in large orange eyes with slitted vertical pupils.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

With the addition of new manufacturing facilities in Silicon Valley, the company is well-positioned to meet growing demand for artificial intelligence and enterprise verticals, said Chief Executive Charles Liang.

From The Wall Street Journal May 5, 2026

The company’s investments this year will focus on creating an integrated global technology platform, building new products and verticals, and expanding the geographic footprint, according to the analysts.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 20, 2026

“IP is at the center” — that’s short for intellectual property — “and then they can go execute across all the verticals, whether it’s experiential, merchandise, licensing, films, music, all of it.”

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 30, 2026

Additionally, these verticals facilitate the distribution and scale of Google’s AI products.

From MarketWatch Nov. 29, 2025

Draw ES, FS, to point of sight; from C and D raise verticals CG, DH, till they meet vanishing lines ES, FS, in G and H, and the cube is complete.

From The Theory and Practice of Perspective by G. A. (George Adolphus) Storey




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