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heterogeneous

[het-er-uh-jee-nee-uhs, -jeen-yuhs] / ˌhɛt ər əˈdʒi ni əs, -ˈdʒin jəs /


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By contrast, the wealthy are strikingly politically heterogeneous.

From MarketWatch Feb. 24, 2026

“We’re imagining a heterogeneous accelerating framework that connects quantum and classical compute,” Gambetta explained during a tour of IBM’s Thomas J. Watson Research Center in October.

From Barron's Jan. 29, 2026

Different leaders, organizations and local movements press for change, but their efforts are sporadic and heterogeneous.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 16, 2026

But FTD is highly heterogeneous, meaning that symptoms vary widely, and it has affected Marc and Willis in very different ways.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2025

A shabby street, but with an air heterogeneous and vivid too.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner




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