Example Sentences

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Platner’s tattoo, then, is a particularly charged showdown between vectors of progressivism headed in opposite directions—the old world and the new.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

The algorithm addresses vectors, which help AI models understand and process simple to complex information.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

The virus is so contagious that any misstep could kill the patient on board and infect the crew members, who would then be vectors to spread the deadly pathogens across America.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

"Attack vectors are accelerating faster than we can accelerate defence automation and protection," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

The number includes very dangerous malaria vectors in West Africa, the Middle East, Central America, Indonesia, and the eastern European region.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson