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duality

[doo-al-i-tee, dyoo-] / duˈæl ɪ ti, dju- /




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Mabille's collection for haute couture week was all about getting more than you bargained for with its theme of duality.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

The man’s duality was evident by the fact that he truly was the ugly, divisive character that spawned the nickname “Tricky Dick.”

From Salon May 14, 2026

Their results, published in Nature Communications, provide strong new evidence of wave-particle duality in an unusual system.

From Science Daily Apr. 28, 2026

It’s less juxtaposition for juxtaposition’s sake and more an accurate reflection of the breakneck duality of living in a place like L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 17, 2026

By the wave/ particle duality of quantum mechanics, light can be regarded as both a wave and a particle.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

In “The Bear’s” White, Cooper saw an actor who’d capture Springsteen’s dualities — swagger and fragility, quiet intensity and vulnerability — and who was committed to total immersion.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 28, 2025

The pleats contain dualities: From a distance the fabric looks hard like corrugated metal, but on the body it’s supple.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 23, 2023

Georgia Johnson, a Skagit chef/baker, says Gigot strikes a balance with the dualities.

From Seattle Times Jun. 16, 2023

The city that’s been my home for 12 years has always been defined by its dualities and contrasts.

From New York Times Dec. 21, 2022

Then, from about 1994, people started discovering what are called dualities: different string theories and different ways of curling up the extra dimensions could lead to the same results in four dimensions.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking




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