asymmetric
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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
In asymmetric war, the ostensibly weaker power wins by not losing.
From Slate • May 11, 2026
And Iranian strides in drone-making capabilities have boosted the country’s ability to wage asymmetric warfare.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
Iran’s advantage—its only one—is that it can employ asymmetric means to impose that economic pain.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
It was also an asymmetric bet, like laying down money on a number in roulette.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing asymmetric
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Vocabulary from the Eighth Republican Debate, February 6, 2016
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