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[vur-ti-kuhl] / ˈvɜr tɪ kəl /


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The total elevation climbed was roughly 110,000 meters, an average of 12,000 feet of daily vertical ascent per day.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

It also has a large, wavy American Flag painted on its vertical stabilizer, while the older jets have a rectangular flag.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Each F-35B, the variant of the stealth fighter jet with vertical takeoff and landing capability, costs about $109 million, according to maker Lockheed Martin.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

The FPO is also building vertical towers, where strawberries can be grown on a coco-peat substrate, five layers deep.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Heavyset Mafoday, whose vertical jump was perhaps three inches, dove and made the stop.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

With the addition of new manufacturing facilities in Silicon Valley, the company is well-positioned to meet growing demand for artificial intelligence and enterprise verticals, said Chief Executive Charles Liang.

From The Wall Street Journal May 5, 2026

While removal of the legal overhang allows management to concentrate on new business verticals as well as international expansion, Grosslight is opting to remain Neutral-rating until he sees renewed growth from those verticals and markets.

From Barron's Mar. 10, 2026

The company’s investments this year will focus on creating an integrated global technology platform, building new products and verticals, and expanding the geographic footprint, according to the analysts.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 20, 2026

“IP is at the center” — that’s short for intellectual property — “and then they can go execute across all the verticals, whether it’s experiential, merchandise, licensing, films, music, all of it.”

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 30, 2026

From either end two more verticals are erected.

From Pictorial Composition and the Critical Judgment of Pictures by Poore, Henry Rankin




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