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This "selfless" sharing, known as horizontal gene transfer, can rapidly spread useful traits including genes that confer resistance to antibiotic drugs used to treat infections.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026
That’s because if high-income shoppers scale back their spending, then the other horizontal lines of the “E” — the lower and middle classes — may not have enough spending power to keep the economy afloat.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
Behold “tech neck,” a name for those horizontal neck lines that develop across your neck with age and apparently worsen with incessant smartphone use.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
There was a horizontal stripe down the shirt, she said.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
She walks to the window and adjusts the horizontal blinds to let in sunlight.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Vocabulary lists containing horizontal
Expressions and Equations
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Geometry - Introductory
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The Number System
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