asymmetric
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While that truce collapsed in July, the two sides have opted for asymmetric tactics over the resumption of direct attacks, with the United States maintaining a full naval blockade of Iranian ports.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Speaking of the intervention in the Japanese yen, “I have asymmetric information,” said Bessent.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
Taiwan has boosted defence spending and acquired smaller and more nimble weaponry, including drones, to enable its military to wage asymmetric warfare against China.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
“The recent attacks have highlighted the increasingly complex security environment in our region and the evolving nature of modern threats, including missiles, drones and asymmetric capabilities,” a spokesman for Kuwait’s U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 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
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Vocabulary from the Eighth Republican Debate, February 6, 2016
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