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If you’re feeling ambitious, a bit of verticality can make the whole thing look more abundant: a cake stand, a stack of books under a platter, a raised tray for desserts.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

Trainees wear VR headsets and sit in motor-driven rocking chairs that approximate the rearing-horse verticality of landing or taking off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Bursts beyond, charging at defenders, moving in straight lines: this is the verticality Tuchel has always required of his teams and, in broad terms, is the defining departure from Southgate's conservatism.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2025

In a film with wonderful verticality — the camera tilts upward for exciting rooftop chases — Kim is extraordinarily athletic.

From New York Times • May 17, 2024

Dictatorially extending Andean verticality, the imperium shuttled people and materiel in and out of every Andean crevice.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann