periphery
Example Sentences
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Communications professionals, previously relegated to the periphery, are now front and center in the C-suite, partly emboldened by CEOs’ fears that even the smallest misstep can swiftly balloon into a corporate disaster.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
The museum has physically invalidated the binaries of center and periphery, major and minor arts.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
No longer could the Politburo rely on centuries-old doctrine of strategic withdrawal from the periphery to the interior, seeking better ground from which to repel an invader.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
But the previous conflicts were fought on the periphery, away from Khartoum.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
After that, he was in my dreams nearly every night, but always on the periphery, never within reach.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
Vocabulary lists containing periphery
The Kite Runner
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Human Geography - High School
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The Devil's Arithmetic
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