as in top
the highest point
Once you reach the vertex of the mountain, the remainder of the route is all downhill.
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Recent Examples of vertex
The third vertex is desolate Maher Island, off the coast of Antarctica.
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Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
To represent this in two dimensions, again draw an equilateral triangle, followed by a circle centered around one of the triangle’s vertices, with a radius as long as each of the triangle’s legs.
—Max Springer, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2024
The ideal presentation is the cephalic or vertex position.
—Brandi Jones, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2024
The presenting part, which is the part of the baby's body that is born first in a vaginal delivery, is usually the baby's head (known as vertex presentation).
—Donna Murray, Rn, Parents, 25 July 2024
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Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
To represent this in two dimensions, again draw an equilateral triangle, followed by a circle centered around one of the triangle’s vertices, with a radius as long as each of the triangle’s legs.
—Max Springer, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2024
The ideal presentation is the cephalic or vertex position.
—Brandi Jones, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2024
The presenting part, which is the part of the baby's body that is born first in a vaginal delivery, is usually the baby's head (known as vertex presentation).
—Donna Murray, Rn, Parents, 25 July 2024
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This selection, on the other hand, illustrates the top of his range.Nick Baumgardner, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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That’d be an alchemical combination for a live take, but what pushes this over the top is how much fun the band is having.Justin Curto, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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Emanuel called for maintaining and strengthening U.S. partnerships in the region that were developed under the Biden administration — including the U.S., Japan and, South Korea trilateral summit.Laura Kelly, The Hill, 24 Dec. 2024
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The summit was convened by Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, and was also attended by Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
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Powerful winds will continue to tear through the northern Rockies and High Plains, including Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, and Iowa, with localized peaks of up to 90 mph.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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August 2024 was the peak of the Presidential election between candidates Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.Visual Editors, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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By 2100, the study warns, storms in the Pacific Northwest could temporarily raise ocean heights up to three times more than current levels, dramatically increasing flood risks.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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The two cooks' successes and failures are great fun to watch, particularly the series of scenes in which Child, having just enrolled in a cooking program, practices cutting hundreds of onions, the slices forming a pile that matches her own impressive height.Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
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And there is plenty more where this crest keyring came from.Caoimhe O'Neill, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
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In 2013, researchers found that the spike was more likely a domed crest.Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 26 Nov. 2024
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Vintage Port Recommendations Vintage Port is the pinnacle of Port production and the flagship product of the Douro.Paul Caputo, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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The Stark Varg, which offers performance comparable to 450cc gas dirt bikes, is perhaps at the pinnacle of this industry.New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Dec. 2024
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Eighteen years in, the very conceit of Eras — going album by album to draw a towering portrait of Swift’s catalogue in 44 songs — challenged those cultural ideas while fortifying her place at pop’s apex.Jenn Pelly, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
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At her career apex, Pitt probably now knows of Nikki Glaser.Anna Peele, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
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Part your hair with the bottle tip and apply the product directly to your scalp.Sarah Hoffmann, Allure, 22 Dec. 2024
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Personal trainers have shared their top tips to help maintain movement during the busiest time of the year.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Vertex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertex. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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