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equators

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plural of equator

as in radii

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peripheries

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The story of the rest of post-independent India lives far away from the film’s peripheries; Rio’s concerns, instead, are hyper-focused on a local tale of transformation and thorny resilience.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Lighting the bonfire From the Mediterranean to the northern peripheries of Europe, the summer solstice has long been greeted as a time for rituals to gather luck, tell the future and ward off evil.

— Thomas A. DuBois, The Conversation, 17 June 2026

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