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peripheral

[puh-rif-er-uhl] / pəˈrɪf ər əl /


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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

That conflict seems important, given that AI investments—and their peripheral impact on chip and energy stocks—have powered the vast majority of market gains over the past two months.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 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

“No other party in the conflict or peripheral to the conflict has been equally vocally confident in the prospect of peace through superior firepower,” he said at the time.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

I'm at the kitchen table separating the peripheral wiring when Dell Duke's cell phone barks.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan




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