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chasm

[kaz-uhm] / ˈkæz əm /


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But that’s hard to see when the internet has built such a wide chasm between people, reducing the impact of writing in favor of scrolling.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

So how could that chasm be so wide?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

He added: "It's absolutely incredible, I can't believe I stood on the other side of this chasm for so long."

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

The wide chasm between what Americans think about their job prospects and the relatively low unemployment rate yields an inescapable conclusion.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026

Descent into the depths until at last there was no further chasm below.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

But still, 250 years after the Revolution, the British monarchy somehow avoids these partisan chasms endemic throughout the rest of American society.

From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2026

Microscopic chasms forming a sea of conical jagged peaks stipple the surface of a material called black silicon.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 2024

Soil particles fall into these gaps too, enlarging the chasms and facilitating the collection of more water.

From National Geographic ● Oct. 10, 2023

Scientists have found them deep in ocean chasms, and in volcanic vents, glaciers, caves and mines.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 8, 2023

“I was but a child when introduced to him. I should like to ascertain if even in the flaming chasms of Tartarus, he wears high-heels.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson


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