peripheral

Example Sentences

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This time the culprits aren’t relatively small peripheral economies such as Greece and Portugal.

From The Wall Street Journal

People with this condition typically lose the ability to see objects directly in front of them, although their peripheral vision remains intact.

From Science Daily

Although dengue fever is endemic in Sudan, outbreaks were previously concentrated in peripheral provinces, and had not spread through the country.

From Reuters

But the chemotherapy used in bowel cancer, oxaliplatin, can cause painful tingling and numbness in the hands and feet, called peripheral neuropathy.

From BBC

The show, efficiently directed by Chris Goutman, tracks the women — the men are peripheral here — over the course of several months.

From New York Times