ambidexterity
AmericanEtymology
Origin of ambidexterity
First recorded in 1645–55; ambidexter + -ity
Example Sentences
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But in basketball — as in soccer and lacrosse — ambidexterity is encouraged.
From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2019
In a subsequent study of 105 USA tech companies she’s studying how CEO humility facilitates organizational ambidexterity.
From Forbes • Oct. 26, 2013
Calls for ambidexterity were especially prominent in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
From Scientific American • Mar. 24, 2013
Ms. Johnson approved his ambidexterity for its neural benefits — “It’s always good to fire up both sides of the brain,” she said — and then together they tackled the white marble kitchen island.
From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2012
And herein, I think, we find the true answer to Charles Reade's mistaken notion of the advantages of ambidexterity.
From Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science by Allen, Grant
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