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rectangle

[rek-tang-guhl] / ˈrɛkˌtæŋ gəl /
NOUN
four-sided figure
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The bigger threat is a rival rectangle to solve the frustrations inherent in the rectangle: charging, typing, swiping around in search of apps.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Another incident detected in early January involved around 1,000 Chinese fishing vessels clustered in an uneven rectangle, about 400 kilometres long, for more than a day in the same area of the East China Sea.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

To start, you’ll need to cut a fabric rectangle that’s twice as long as it is wide and make a pouch by stitching the short sides together.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2025

Stuck to her right cheek was a little yellow star on a red rectangle - the Vietnamese flag.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2025

Above him the framed rectangle of sky slowly shifted through its limited segment of the spectrum, yellow to orange, as he sifted unfamiliar feelings and returned to certain memories again and again.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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