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diffusion

[dih-fyoo-zhuhn] / dɪˈfju ʒən /


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Remember, the future arrives via diffusion, at a different pace for everyone.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

Unlike surround-sound in movie theaters which pinpoints directionality, the result here was diffusion — not eavesdropping but pure immersion.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

Throughout history the diffusion of technology has democratized information and improved living standards, especially for the poor.

From The Wall Street Journal May 27, 2026

“AI diffusion is accelerating and our addressable market, customer base, and platform are all expanding rapidly,” he said.

From Barron's May 7, 2026

Contrast the ease of east-west diffusion in Eurasia with the difficulties of diffusion along Africa’s north-south axis.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

"If countries are found to be significantly and persistently abusing red notices and diffusions, then they should be suspended from the system for a period of time," says Keith.

From BBC Jan. 25, 2026

As a member of the British trio Cream, he transformed simple blues lines into brilliant horizontal diffusions of sound.

From Time Magazine Archive

The clear sculpture that results is meant to afford the viewer a purely sensual delight in the infinite variety of light, its perpetual diffractions, spontaneous diffusions and prismatic permutations that can go on forever.

From Time Magazine Archive

The inmates we found pious, sensible, and excellent persons, who had devoted many years among their heathen neighbors in philanthropic diffusions of the Gospel.

From Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia by Wise, H. A. (Henry Augustus)

The author exhibits the result of thoughtful study in his expressed views upon the mooted questions of racial origins and diffusions.

From Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891 by Powell, John Wesley




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