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Recent Examples of lateral
In late winter, trim these lateral branches to a length of 12 inches to encourage larger, higher quality berries.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2025
In doing so, even if an attacker accesses a network, their lateral movement therein will be inhibited by the strong access controls.
—William Jones, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Earlier this evening, Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency that removes barriers to lateral help from local governments and empowers him to deploy National Guard troops as needed.
—Raquel Coronell Uribe, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
Such an attack could exploit weaknesses in API integrations or insufficient lateral movement detection capabilities, allowing adversaries to compromise sensitive systems at scale.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2025
In doing so, even if an attacker accesses a network, their lateral movement therein will be inhibited by the strong access controls.
—William Jones, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Earlier this evening, Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency that removes barriers to lateral help from local governments and empowers him to deploy National Guard troops as needed.
—Raquel Coronell Uribe, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
Such an attack could exploit weaknesses in API integrations or insufficient lateral movement detection capabilities, allowing adversaries to compromise sensitive systems at scale.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for lateral
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“Lateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lateral. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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