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Recent Examples of lateralWith each inhale, feel for lateral expansion of your ribs under your hands.—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 4 July 2025 Kidd would have been pretty much the same kind of lateral move with a veteran coach that Brown now becomes.—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 3 July 2025 In addition to two rookie classes of 100 officers, a lateral class of 50 officers will recruit people with experience from neighboring states such as Kentucky and Indiana or elsewhere.—David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 Wrapping around your neck, the cushion comes up over the ears and around the front, offering 360-degree posterior, lateral, and chin support.—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for lateral
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side
Adjective
His children also applauded, and Combs embraced his lawyers before being escorted out of a side door by security officials.
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Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
3 July 2025
The men were just side characters — sort of like the Gilmores’ guys.
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