ambidexterity
AmericanEtymology
Origin of ambidexterity
First recorded in 1645–55; ambidexter + -ity
Example Sentences
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But Yeoh has defied this, cultivating a sort of full-body ambidexterity, shifting at will between modes of movement that have lived in her for years.
From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2022
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
At any given age of school life bright or advanced pupils tend toward accentuated unidexterity, and dull or backward pupils tend toward ambidexterity....
From Civics and Health by Allen, William H.
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