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Yet markets can polarize between totally different steady states.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

If this spring’s “The Drama” still managed to polarize some viewers and critics with thorny yet palatable gender dynamics, “Obsession” is its dull cousin: all tell, no show.

From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026

The prerequisite for success: The researchers had to polarize the terahertz flashes in a specific way.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2023

The plan, sure to polarize the sport, addresses a growing concern by some that the game is getting too long.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2023

In these the ophitic arrangement of the coarse feldspars is well defined, and in spite of their subsequent alteration the fragments retain the crystal outlines and polarize together.

From History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia by James William Head

“If some people don’t like the car because it polarizes, that’s OK,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Predictably, however, the one topic that invariably polarizes the online community is Nazi typewriters … especially those sporting the “special key.”

From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2024

Although his career polarizes opinions in his country despite his achievements, Álvarez is revered by the majority in Guadalajara.

From Washington Times ● May 2, 2023

Still, Macy’s portfolio of businesses from Bloomingdale’s to it’s off-price Backstage and wide range of prices offer a big advantage over other retailers as consumer behavior polarizes.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 2022

The Gassner dry battery polarizes much less quickly than the ordinary Leclanché.

From Electric Bells and All About Them A Practical Book for Practical Men by S. R. Bottone

Warner Bros. leaned in to the polarized reviews in its marketing, encouraging audiences to make up their own minds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

The paper titled "Vacuum birefringence and the polarized X-ray emission of a radio magnetar" has been published in Nature.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026

It is amazing that on this polarized court, which can agree on nothing, we got a unanimous decision that day-drinking is a good thing.

From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026

The interview quickly racked up over 1.1 million views in less than 24 hours and was accompanied by a flood of YouTube comments praising Owens for humanizing addiction and bringing hope to a polarized nation.

From Salon ● May 23, 2026

They stored crystals in their eyes to detect polarized light.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Researchers polish a section of pottery until it is roughly half the width of a human hair, allowing light from a polarizing microscope to pass through it.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

“I get that he’s a polarizing guy. I know he’s notorious,” Peña said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

To them, Hargitay was, prima facie, the least challenging choice amid polarizing comedians and a shrinking roster of late-night hosts.

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026

Lane Kiffin, the school’s polarizing new head coach, lived up to his reputation as a master of loopholes by recruiting players straight out of NFL training camps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

They wore shiny, textured gray-blue suits and wide ties and sported long sideburns and slightly too large brown- tinted polarizing glasses.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee