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horizontal

[hawr-uh-zon-tl, hor-] / ˌhɔr əˈzɒn tl, ˌhɒr- /


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Speaking on Radio Wales, Nash added the horizontal bands could be "tally marks", perhaps from people telling others they had been at that cave for a number of years.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

What is collapsing is the undifferentiated middle — the horizontal tools that AI agents can replicate cheaply and at scale.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

There was a logical connection in the horizontal merger, and the two companies had overlapping customers.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

“I always think the bigger prize is horizontal drilling, but there’s a lot of wood to chop there,” he added.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

The horizontal axis represents the real part of the complex number, while the vertical axis represents the imaginary part.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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