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Recent Examples of asymmetry
Yet the situation in L.A. only further clarifies the asymmetries among media ecosystems.
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
There is an inherent asymmetry of vulnerability here; doctors and patients are not equals at the Thanksgiving table.
—Danielle Ofri, New Yorker, 7 June 2025
The resulting equations take into account such factors as the composition and resulting pattern of the oil used on bowling lanes, as well as the inevitable asymmetries of bowling balls and player variability.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Apr. 2025
In Asia, the asymmetry in U.S. trade relations with Japan, South Korea, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is somewhat compensated for by the U.S. policy of rivalry with China.
—Robert O. Keohane, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
There is an inherent asymmetry of vulnerability here; doctors and patients are not equals at the Thanksgiving table.
—Danielle Ofri, New Yorker, 7 June 2025
The resulting equations take into account such factors as the composition and resulting pattern of the oil used on bowling lanes, as well as the inevitable asymmetries of bowling balls and player variability.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Apr. 2025
In Asia, the asymmetry in U.S. trade relations with Japan, South Korea, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is somewhat compensated for by the U.S. policy of rivalry with China.
—Robert O. Keohane, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for asymmetry
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The letters to the EU and Mexico come in the midst of an on-and-off Trump threat to impose tariffs on countries and right an imbalance in trade.—
Sam McNeil,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Even as prices surged, production remained sluggish, leading to persistent market imbalances.—
Frank Holmes,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Between the assassination in Sarajevo, the mass slaughter in the trenches, and the stagnant front lines lie disproportions so immense that cause and effect lose all relation.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2025
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Between the assassination in Sarajevo, the mass slaughter in the trenches, and the stagnant front lines lie disproportions so immense that cause and effect lose all relation.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2025
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But tensions in their relationship began to show whenMusk, the world’s richest person, began blasting Trump’s signature spending bill last month, taking issue with its provision to raise the debt ceiling.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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But the initial tour announcement did seem to allude to past tensions.—
Maria Sherman,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2025
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European countries must overcome political disunity and serious budgetary problems to restore the continent’s military power and fill the gaps that a diminished U.S. contribution would leave.—
JENNIFER LIND,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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No joint statement Host Canada certainly looks to be avoiding any obvious signs of disunity, having abandoned the usual communique that’s issued at the end of G7 summits on how the group plans to work together to tackle joint challenges.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
16 June 2025
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“Asymmetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asymmetry. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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