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vertical

[vur-ti-kuhl] / ˈvɜr tɪ kəl /


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Around us there are several vertical cylinders like so many different-sized water heaters.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

“The best way to ensure a great environment in downtown L.A. is to create what we’re calling a vertical campus,” Gitlin said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Straight vertical expectations for memory-chip demand took a hit late last month when researchers at Alphabet subsidiary Google claimed they could “compress AI memory usage to one-sixth” with a new technology called TurboQuant.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

In February, Iger said on an earnings call that short-form videos created with Sora would soon appear on the streaming service Disney+, which was preparing to launch a vertical video feed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The spinning water dips in the center, revealing more layers of sea life clinging to the scarecrow’s pole, which has become its own vertical reef.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman




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