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cubical

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Recent Examples of cubical The cabins are cute, cubical trailers—sleek with black paint and wooden details, and big picture windows. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026 The company also made a 2015 purchase of Hinkel, a producer of window shades, cubical curtains and related products. — Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026 Even the workpiece itself was cubical. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025 The were only a few objects and all had a single, cubical shape. — Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2025 The Hardness of Hard Problems For decades, the cubical foam problem went relatively unexplored in higher dimensions. — Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 10 Feb. 2023 Stripping down to a black business-casual bikini with silver accents and necktie while her long blonde ponytail whipped around behind her, the MC turned the digital cubical farm behind her into a sweaty nightclub. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019 Once that happens, terahertz communications can significantly complement mmWave in indoor environments such as a hallway, meeting rooms, cubical offices, laboratories, and open areas. — IEEE Spectrum, 17 Apr. 2019 Trying to rope the universe with our own definitions is like trying to put a spherical peg in a cubical hole. — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 7 Dec. 2010

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Of the 12 mills, seven have already made updates in wastewater treatment and five have reduced water used at the factory and domestically, resulting in a total 178,600-cubic-meter savings through December.

— Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
By contrast, the dump trucks the city had been using since August could move only about 10 cubic yards at a time.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of cubic

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Where the Fitbit Charge 6’s display felt boxy, the Edge is fully rounded, giving it a softer vibe.

— Victoria Song, The Verge, 26 Oct. 2026
Obama played with silhouettes in a boxy slate gray blazer with exaggerated padded shoulders in a podcast episode released on October 21.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 22 Oct. 2026

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