continuity
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"We see continuity here," explains Frank Maixner, director of the Institute for Mummy Studies at Eurac Research: "These yeasts have accompanied Ötzi on his long journey through the millennia."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
A permanent position would reassure markets of policy continuity, while a temporary role could prolong uncertainty and leave the burden of maintaining stability to her eventual successor, they said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Golding’s central conceit—that consciousness may fabricate its own continuity in the face of annihilation—gives the novel its claustrophobic intensity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Prior to the game, Borthwick was asked about his continuity in selection: "That's four new caps in the past two weeks - how many caps did you want?"
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
But throughout the mad dance of inanimate objects the continuity of Desdemona’s shifting body remains at center.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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The present war exhibits major continuities with the past.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
The museum has deconstructed the traditional, boxy narrative of art history and rendered the story itself a matter of curves and continuities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
Despite the differences between the eras, the continuities are deeply significant, starting with the reality that wars are still war and humans are still human.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2023
And in terms of immigration policy in general, there are unfortunately far more continuities between the different administrations than we like to think.
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2023
Empirically, then, active bonds or continuities of all kinds, together with static discontinuities, characterize existence.
From Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude by Bode, Boyd H.
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