peripheral

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Future analyses are expected to focus on additional patient groups, including people with chronic kidney disease and peripheral artery disease.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

The color line, slavery and the long Black Freedom Struggle are not peripheral to the American story; they are central to it.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

The googly-eyed robots slow down near pedestrians and stop entirely if proximity becomes too close, emit a running sound for audibility, and use 360-degree lights at night to appear in the peripheral vision of humans.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

The move, first reported by the Financial Times, comes as the artificial intelligence giant seeks to shed what executives have described as peripheral projects as it tries to maintain its lead in the AI market.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

By this standard, Jefferson was a more reliable colleague than staunch Federalists who had been reluctant or merely peripheral participants in the climactic phase of the revolutionary drama.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis