lateral
Example Sentences
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In 2019, she won a bronze medal at world championships without a lateral collateral ligament and three tibial fractures in her left knee.
From Los Angeles Times
The ACL plays a crucial role in stabilizing the knee, especially during sharp lateral movements—the movements involved in skiing come to mind.
Downhill ski racers are not running backs or point guards, however, and don’t make those same jolting lateral moves and therefore, experts say, are better able to compensate for a torn ACL.
From Los Angeles Times
But in recent updates from the FAA, officials explained that Burbank’s east-west runway remains the best option because it allows for a “straight-in instrument approach,” which provides pilots lateral and vertical guidance.
From Los Angeles Times
The clouds from the landslide and lateral blast were moving down and away.
From Literature
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