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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

Howe Institute think tank’s business-cycle council, the recognized arbiter of declaring a recession, said it was premature to describe the current downturn as such because it lacked depth and diffusion.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 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

Since the original publication, scientists have continued exploring how viscosity, diffusion, and fluid behavior connect to fundamental physics.

From Science Daily May 8, 2026

Droysen used the term to refer to the diffusion of Greek culture over previously non-Greek areas, such as Persia, Syria, and Egypt.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

"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

Ben Keith, a human rights lawyer, said he has dozens of cases of people contesting spurious diffusions and red notices since 2016, about half of them from China.

From Washington Times Sep. 6, 2023

Stock says cases like that are getting rarer under a review system he put in place in 2016, and now “inappropriate” notices and diffusions account for just 5% of the overall total.

From Washington Times Sep. 6, 2023

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)




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