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vertical

[vur-ti-kuhl] / ˈvɜr tɪ kəl /


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In a slide titled “WHY WE WIN,” SpaceX boasts of its “incredibly difficult to replicate” business models and “extreme vertical integration.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

“The story continues as a short story, and maybe those shorts turn into novels, maybe those shorts turn into a serialized vertical series,” said Drucker Mann.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

“Anytime you see parabolic moves or linear vertical moves, that’s telling you that it’s less about a sober assessment of a company’s prospects on a straight valuation basis than it is about people chasing momentum.”

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

It's the familiar format you'll recognise from many social media platforms: full-screen, vertical and easy to scroll through.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

A single vertical mark represented a unit, while a heel bone represented 10, a swirly snare stood for 100, and so on.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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