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Recent Examples of asymmetry
Humans are bilaterally symmetrical but have a number of asymmetries, for example the location of the heart and appendix.
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New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2024
Nothing good can come from such an asymmetry in knowledge and skill in the generation and assessment of information.
—Luis E. Romero, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
The Need for Regulatory Symmetry Jaime Gutiérrez-Colomer, general manager of management and transformation at Atresmedia, stressed asymmetry – that while traditional broadcasters face stringent regulations, newer platforms such as YouTube have enjoyed a more relaxed environment.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 23 Sep. 2024
This bias, also known as positive-negative asymmetry, causes people to process as many as nine bits of negative information for every positive bit that gets through.
—Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2024
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New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2024
Nothing good can come from such an asymmetry in knowledge and skill in the generation and assessment of information.
—Luis E. Romero, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
The Need for Regulatory Symmetry Jaime Gutiérrez-Colomer, general manager of management and transformation at Atresmedia, stressed asymmetry – that while traditional broadcasters face stringent regulations, newer platforms such as YouTube have enjoyed a more relaxed environment.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 23 Sep. 2024
This bias, also known as positive-negative asymmetry, causes people to process as many as nine bits of negative information for every positive bit that gets through.
—Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for asymmetry
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Helium is kept in pressurized tanks, and any leak can lower the system's pressure, risking an imbalance in fuel delivery to the engines, which could cause unstable combustion or even an engine shutdown.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Dak Prescott, who just shattered NFL records with a new contract extension, is playing like a bottom-half quarterback thanks to the imbalance.Jesse Reed, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Those numbers and disproportion are likely to explode under the new law, in a climate where many people of color oppose Israel’s actions and many members of the Jewish faith see dangerous antisemites behind ugly encounters around Israel.Ron Kuby, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2024
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The implications of this enormous disproportion are obvious, given that few governments support more than one or a handful of official languages.Ross Perlin, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
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When tensions ratchet up, the two countries quickly mend fences.Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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Interest rates might edge down a bit more in the coming weeks, but many consumers and business owners could hold back borrowing if postelection tension and uncertainty revs up.Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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After the election, betting sites may look less like oracles than mirrors, reflecting the nation’s disunity back at us.Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
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These actions have also telegraphed vulnerability, disunity, and lack of resolve among Western allies to Beijing.Michael J. Green, Foreign Affairs, 8 July 2020
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“Asymmetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asymmetry. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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