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Be open to job rotations, lateral moves, or projects that expose you to different parts of the business.
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Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
About 11 minutes prior to touchdown, the spacecraft will ignite its engines again to decelerate from about 3,800 mph of lateral velocity to less than 100 mph (1.7 km/second to 40 m/second).
—Kristin Shaw, Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2025
Last March, Towns underwent surgery for a lateral meniscus tear in that same left knee but returned in time for Minnesota’s playoff run.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
Custom simulation tools were used for vigorous validation, followed by the collection of performance data on lateral and longitudinal control.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2025
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Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
About 11 minutes prior to touchdown, the spacecraft will ignite its engines again to decelerate from about 3,800 mph of lateral velocity to less than 100 mph (1.7 km/second to 40 m/second).
—Kristin Shaw, Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2025
Last March, Towns underwent surgery for a lateral meniscus tear in that same left knee but returned in time for Minnesota’s playoff run.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
Custom simulation tools were used for vigorous validation, followed by the collection of performance data on lateral and longitudinal control.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 26 Feb. 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 26 Mar. 2025.
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