lateral
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A lateral moraine, a ridge of material left along the side of a glacier, outlines the mouth.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
While rolling, the snakes reached peak forward velocities ranging from 1.72 to 3.69 meters per second, approximately four times their maximum speed when moving through lateral undulation, the familiar side-to-side motion used by most snakes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
The science of willpower is that there is part of the brain toward the front, toward the lateral prefrontal cortex, that is in charge of ordering around the rest of your brain.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026
This is, in many ways, a perfect example of lateral thinking in action: Two intelligent groups looking at exactly the same situation and perceiving entirely different realities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
There was so little known about lateral blasts that the damage was far worse than anyone had anticipated.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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