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vertical

[vur-ti-kuhl] / ˈvɜr tɪ kəl /


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Each F-35B, the variant of the stealth fighter jet with vertical takeoff and landing capability, costs about $109 million, according to maker Lockheed Martin.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

The FPO is also building vertical towers, where strawberries can be grown on a coco-peat substrate, five layers deep.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Weaker areas are application and vertical software owing to worries about fallout from automated AI workflows.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

Such blazes have large vertical growth and can spread rapidly even when not driven by the wind.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

The Seattle skyline looms behind us, all sharp vertical lines and blurry grayness.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

For the time being, growth in certain business verticals is helping SLB offset weakness in its more pressured segments.

From Barron's Apr. 24, 2026

“The group is closely monitoring the situation and will leverage its diverse network and cargo verticals as market conditions evolve,” it said.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 24, 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

To draw the cross, raise verticals from the four corners of its base, and a line K from its centre.

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




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