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[vur-ti-kuhl] / ˈvɜr tɪ kəl /


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One of the stolen artworks is a vertical oil painting on canvas dating back to around 1910 depicting French actress Gabrielle Colonna-Romano.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

The draft is the vertical distance between the waterline and the lowest point of a ship's hull.

From Barron's Sep. 7, 2026

The researchers then arranged horizontal and vertical stripes in systematic combinations.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

A unique feature of the banknote is its vertical orientation.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

By adding a vertical stroke beside it, and the picture of a man kneeling, one could write the word sah, “son.”

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

The deal includes New York Magazine’s popular verticals like The Cut, Vulture and Intelligencer, as well as Vox’s most successful podcasts like “Today, Explained” and “Pivot with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway.”

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2026

Several end markets are improving, though capital investment remains muted in some verticals, Monet said.

From The Wall Street Journal May 5, 2026

The company has pivoted its strategy to focus on high-value verticals within refurbished goods.

From MarketWatch May 4, 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

Any series of historical events may well be strung along a vertical line divided into decades, and parallel series, as in the history of the northern and southern kingdoms, along two parallel verticals.

From Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers by Amos R. Wells




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