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asymmetry

noun

Definition of asymmetry

as in imbalance

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Recent Examples of asymmetry Two different modes of neural development result in an asymmetry — structurally favoring the right most of the time. — Quanta Magazine, 13 July 2026 The film industry has quietly understood this asymmetry for decades. — Damion Taylor, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Researchers believe the extreme asymmetry may be linked to the galaxy's motion through a dense galaxy cluster. — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 27 June 2026 My breathing has improved dramatically, and my nose’s asymmetry has been corrected. — Victoria Oliva, Allure, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for asymmetry

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Ma said the central bank has also responded pre-emptively to inflation and financial imbalances than Japan did before its bubble burst.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 24 July 2026
The study found that women remain underrepresented across exhibitions and the market, with the most prestigious institutions often showing the greatest imbalance.

— George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of imbalance

Noun

Manuel also jangles this apparent order with the striking visual trope of disorienting disproportions of scale—figures appearing unexpectedly small or large in the course’s expanses.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
Sonon, for example, started out as a cartoonist and uses physical disproportion to express the personalities of characters.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025

Definition of disproportion

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Once their ships turned away, the tension dramatically decreased, though hours later China Coast Guard ships could be seen in the distance still shadowing the Philippine vessels.

— Ivan Watson, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Eventually, Armstrong stepped in to try and personally ease tensions, offering himself as Caneer’s direct point of contact and paying a peace visit to Caneer’s home in Pebble Beach bearing a gift basket of beef jerky, olive oil and wine.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of tension

Noun

Most believe there could be solutions through civil dialog, there are answers in the middle, and there is destructive disunity at the fringes.

— Letters to the Editor, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2026
Whether that agreement will rapidly come to fruition on such a tight timeline is looking increasingly difficult – especially amid disunity among House and Senate Democrats.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026

Definition of disunity

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