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Recent Examples of ventralBlazars are a ventral hub of power and light within these galaxies that aren’t powered by stars.—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2025 The ventral ganglion is a collection of nerves found on an arrow worm’s belly and is a biological feature unique only to them.—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 25 July 2025 To use an early version of Stavisky’s brain-to-text system, the patient had 256 microelectrodes implanted into his ventral precentral gyrus, an area of the brain responsible for controlling vocal tract muscles.—ArsTechnica, 29 June 2025 In total, the scientists placed 256 microelectrode arrays in three brain regions, chief among them the ventral precentral gyrus, which plays a key role in controlling the muscles underlying speech.—IEEE Spectrum, 19 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for ventral
Tight hip flexors pull your pelvis forward into what’s known as an anterior tilt, forcing your hamstrings to brace to keep you upright.
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Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
The researchers used a special kind of PET scan to detect changes in acetylcholine levels in the anterior cingulate cortex, a brain region that's important for making decisions and detecting errors.
The focus was to provide more attacking numbers in advanced areas to maintain territorial dominance, with a midfield pair — or ‘double pivot’ — providing the defensive foundation behind a nominal front four.
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Mark Carey,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
The jeans still have two front pockets and two back pockets to stow your phone or other small items at the airport and beyond.
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