peripheral

Example Sentences

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One could also argue that AI could amplify talent at the top, by taking peripheral tasks away from superstar workers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

For an hour at Hampden, Lawrence Shankland was a peripheral figure, a support act for George Hirst - Scotland's number nine - and diminished because of it.

From BBC • May 30, 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 first occurred earlier in April, when a female patient reported peripheral edema, or swelling in her limbs.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

In the usual experience of archaeologists, inventions are supposed to flow from mainlands to islands, and small peripheral societies aren’t supposed to contribute revolutionary advances to the rest of the world.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond