as in dual
consisting of two members or parts that are usually joined
a binary star is a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation
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The legal system generally presents a binary—sane and guilty, or insane and not—and a not-guilty verdict might seem unconscionable when the victims were innocent children.
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Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
He was convicted in December 2002 of possessing a weapon of mass destruction, described as a binary explosive device.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2024
Research published in the planetary science journal Icarus suggests an answer that could also explain the wider variety of shapes seen in binary asteroids.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2024
But ironically, the Trump campaign actually helped make sure this is a binary choice by helping to push Kennedy out of the race.
—NBC News, 15 Sep. 2024
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Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
He was convicted in December 2002 of possessing a weapon of mass destruction, described as a binary explosive device.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2024
Research published in the planetary science journal Icarus suggests an answer that could also explain the wider variety of shapes seen in binary asteroids.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2024
But ironically, the Trump campaign actually helped make sure this is a binary choice by helping to push Kennedy out of the race.
—NBC News, 15 Sep. 2024
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“Binary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/binary. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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