asymmetry

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Recent Examples of asymmetry Portfolio structures in the VCaaS model are meant to capitalize on this asymmetry. Anis Uzzaman, Fortune, 6 May 2026 That asymmetry suggests sophisticated and adaptable behavior, not just brute strength. Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026 That kind of asymmetry hints at advanced hunting strategies, not just brute force. Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026 The team concluded this asymmetry wasn’t an accident but a proof of lateralized behavior. Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for asymmetry
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Noun
  • This imbalance helps push more fluid backward while maintaining stability during glide phases, improving overall efficiency.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
  • Singri also highlights a growing imbalance between large organizations and individuals.
    Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Manuel also jangles this apparent order with the striking visual trope of disorienting disproportions of scale—figures appearing unexpectedly small or large in the course’s expanses.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Sonon, for example, started out as a cartoonist and uses physical disproportion to express the personalities of characters.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Advertisement Xi’s invocation of Thucydides’ Trap comes at a time when tensions between the rival superpowers could boil over on any of a number of issues, from trade to AI to Taiwan.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 15 May 2026
  • Senator Peter Welch framed the same tension through affordability, arguing that the system increasingly shifts costs, complexity and administrative burden across institutions while patients experience rising anxiety and diminishing visibility into how care decisions are made.
    Demetri Giannikopoulos, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Whether that agreement will rapidly come to fruition on such a tight timeline is looking increasingly difficult – especially amid disunity among House and Senate Democrats.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
  • That could be good news for consumers, if OPEC disunity leads to higher supplies and falling prices.
    Amy Myers Jaffe, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2026

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“Asymmetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asymmetry. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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