side by side
adverb
1
: beside one another
walking side by side
2
: in the same place, time, or circumstance
lived peacefully side by side for many years
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Getting humans comfortable with the idea of working side by side with machines that look like they’ve been pulled straight for a sci-fi horror film may take time as well.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 31 Oct. 2024
Get Citation Request Reprint Permissions Since the beginning of the war in Gaza, American officials have insisted that the eventual creation of a Palestinian state that would exist side by side with Israel is the only way to end the conflict in the Middle East.
—Marwan Muasher, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2024
The Heritage Foundation circulated two photos, side by side: one showing a peaceful, happy Kyiv and the other showing the devastation in Hawaii.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Oct. 2024
The question is no longer whether AI will transform business operations but how quickly organizations will adapt to this new paradigm where human and AI employees work side by side.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 31 Oct. 2024
Get Citation Request Reprint Permissions Since the beginning of the war in Gaza, American officials have insisted that the eventual creation of a Palestinian state that would exist side by side with Israel is the only way to end the conflict in the Middle East.
—Marwan Muasher, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2024
The Heritage Foundation circulated two photos, side by side: one showing a peaceful, happy Kyiv and the other showing the devastation in Hawaii.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Oct. 2024
The question is no longer whether AI will transform business operations but how quickly organizations will adapt to this new paradigm where human and AI employees work side by side.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Side by side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side%20by%20side. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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