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asymmetry

[ay-sim-i-tree] / eɪˈsɪm ɪ tri /


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The fine print: Side effects can include some asymmetry of the arms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Their analysis points to asymmetry at the grain boundaries inside the polycrystalline diamond membrane.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

In a Facebook post shortly after his dismissal, Fedorov listed his achievements and said he would "continue... to defeat the enemy through asymmetry, speed of innovation, and organisational strength".

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Rajan has warned of the asymmetry in using QE by highlighting how paring back the balance sheet is harder than expanding it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Most of them involved an expert, or a gang of experts, promoting false information or hiding true information; in each case the experts were trying to keep the information asymmetry as asymmetrical as possible.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt




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