asymmetry

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Recent Examples of asymmetry Indeed, the asymmetry in economic dependency between the two countries is glaring. Ali Hoss, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025 In Doré and Pisan’s image, the walls of the exercise yard, extending just beyond the frame, have the ruggedness and asymmetry of a picturesque medieval structure, vestiges of Newgate’s seven-century history. Sarah C. Schaefer, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025 The authors suggest that asymmetry may originate with the initial explosion. Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024 Nonetheless, this asymmetry appears to be a good thing. Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for asymmetry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for asymmetry
Noun
  • Seoul has disputed that imbalance.
    Seema Mody, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Repetitive movements — such as swinging a baseball bat or golf club, throwing a ball or lifting weights without functional thoracic mobility — can create imbalances that limit rotation and increase injury risk.
    Dana Santas, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Between the assassination in Sarajevo, the mass slaughter in the trenches, and the stagnant front lines lie disproportions so immense that cause and effect lose all relation.
    George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Between the assassination in Sarajevo, the mass slaughter in the trenches, and the stagnant front lines lie disproportions so immense that cause and effect lose all relation.
    George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Taylor compared the tension producers navigate to that of the lawyers in the room.
    Lauren Coates, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Despite escalating trade tensions and market turbulence since Trump took office in January, the economy remains in solid shape by several key measures.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • From trade and economics to matters of war and peace, the United States and Europe are in an apparent period of disunity not seen in decades.
    James Lamond, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • In a crisis, NATO disunity could undermine U.S. credibility and exacerbate the risk of military confrontation with Russia.
    Ernest J. Moniz, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2019

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