asymmetric
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“More broadly, competing against futures is not new for Cboe, and options have steadily been taking share from futures over time as investors gravitate towards the asymmetric upside potential and defined downside.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
Additionally, the lessons of the war should spur deeper defense—technological and intelligence cooperation with allies in the region, particularly concerning asymmetric warfare in the age of drones.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
First, walking upright freed the hands from locomotion, creating new pressures that favored more specialized and asymmetric hand use.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
Georgieva highlighted the "asymmetric" effects of the crisis, hitting low-income energy importers much harder than others.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
“If there were any way to get asymmetric forces out of that, where you get force in one direction and not the other, you’d get a propulsive force.’
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Vocabulary lists containing asymmetric
Vocabulary Video Contest (2013) - List 1
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Vocabulary from the Eighth Republican Debate, February 6, 2016
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On "Militants" and "Mayhem": Ten Words in the News That You Need to Know
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