as in cooperative
involving two groups or countries; having or affecting two sides
bilateral trade agreements a bilateral treaty
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Recent Examples of bilateral
That’s a generous reading of the bilateral zeitgeist at a tempestuous moment.
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Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Scripps Clinic Medical Group is high-volume, performing about 1,400 knee replacements a year, including about 10 percent bilateral.
—Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Iran is reportedly finalizing a joint maritime protocol with Oman to institutionalize coordinated management of tanker traffic through the strait, which could embed Iranian authority over the crucial energy artery into a standing bilateral agreement.
—Anniek Bao,sam Meredith, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
The two countries agreed in January to draw down bilateral trade barriers on Chinese electric vehicles and Canadian agricultural products, respectively.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 31 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Scripps Clinic Medical Group is high-volume, performing about 1,400 knee replacements a year, including about 10 percent bilateral.
—Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Iran is reportedly finalizing a joint maritime protocol with Oman to institutionalize coordinated management of tanker traffic through the strait, which could embed Iranian authority over the crucial energy artery into a standing bilateral agreement.
—Anniek Bao,sam Meredith, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
The two countries agreed in January to draw down bilateral trade barriers on Chinese electric vehicles and Canadian agricultural products, respectively.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bilateral
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The study highlights a shift in bioengineering approaches, moving from single-organism engineering toward cooperative microbial systems that behave like living electrical circuits.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Apr. 2026
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The driver who was involved remained at the scene and has been cooperative, Terra said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
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However unsustainable as a business model, those conditions gave rise to passionate work, and the collective fervor of cast and crew is reflected in the film’s thrillingly intense images.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
16 Apr. 2026
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Filmed over thirteen years, Crocodile follows their homemade film collective as creativity becomes a lifeline and a bold act of rewriting their futures.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2026
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Every Friday night from May to November, the Legendary Cyphers crew hosts a hip-hop free-for-all in Union Square Park with rappers of all skill levels taking turns freestyling over a communal beat.—
The Editors,
Curbed,
16 Apr. 2026
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Timber rattlesnakes, for instance, have very unique behaviors and an interesting life history with communal denning in the winter and communal breeding.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026
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Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei, told Iranian state outlet Mehr that if the naval blockade continues, Iran will take reciprocal action.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
17 Apr. 2026
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What are my reciprocal obligations to them?—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Report it immediately and be prepared for every move, every smile, every sip of a drink, to be examined for signs that this was, if not consensual, somehow deserved — a gray area of shared responsibility.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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These are not lazy callbacks, but shared touchstones — part of a pop cultural language the film embedded into our collective consciousness, and that the show both celebrates and lovingly skewers.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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Fairfax said the encounters were consensual and refused calls to resign.—
Michael Biesecker,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Combs’ lawyers formally appealed the conviction last December, arguing the encounters were consensual and the trial judge imposed an overly harsh sentence.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Bilateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bilateral. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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