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Recent Examples of asymmetry
Of course, there are risks of complications with fat injection, too, including asymmetry or lumpiness.
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Taryn Brooke, Allure, 24 Oct. 2024
The asymmetry of the soft green branches gives it an organic, natural look.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2024
This asymmetry is often at the heart of conflicts around tech debt.
—Ken Kao, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Humans are bilaterally symmetrical but have a number of asymmetries, for example the location of the heart and appendix.
—New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2024
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Taryn Brooke, Allure, 24 Oct. 2024
The asymmetry of the soft green branches gives it an organic, natural look.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2024
This asymmetry is often at the heart of conflicts around tech debt.
—Ken Kao, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Humans are bilaterally symmetrical but have a number of asymmetries, for example the location of the heart and appendix.
—New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for asymmetry
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Human experts — global health strategists, international NGOs, and community representatives — may shape these insights into fair response strategies acknowledging power imbalances, language barriers, and historical inequities between countries.Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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While the exact causes of IBS are not fully understood, factors like gut microbiota imbalances, immune dysfunction, and genetics likely play a role.Lindsay Curtis, Health, 15 Dec. 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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The company’s consolidated pre-tax margin of 10.7% in Q3 improved 390 bps y-o-y. Also, oil prices have cooled to $2.11 per gallon (Jet fuel) after rising to over $2.60 levels in July due to the geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.Trefis Team, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Regional tensions, particularly in the South China Sea, are a driving force behind Vietnam's evolving defense priorities.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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In large part because of their own disunity, the Alawites never got their independent state.Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 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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“Asymmetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asymmetry. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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