lens
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As an art-house film that satirizes American culture through the lens of a non-American like Inarritu, "Digger" was perhaps destined to be a heavy lift.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
The astronaut used a Nikon Z9 digital camera equipped with a 400-millimeter focal-length lens.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
Here, Sorkin funnels his penchant for self-important sanctimoniousness through the journalism thriller’s always-intriguing lens.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
The Nobel Committee lauded Carson for her distinctive style that mixes classical scholarship, lyric poetry and avant-garde translation, often reimagining ancient Greek mythology and philosophy through a personal, contemporary feminist lens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
My telephoto lens got the requisite shots of warm-ups and victory fists before it noticed someone packing away audio equipment at the announcer’s table.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
Traditionally, producing and controlling such light has often involved specialized materials, carefully designed surfaces, or powerful lenses that focus beams extremely tightly.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
Around the corner, a humming high-tech machine presses glass into lenses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
These can visually display data inside the specs' lenses.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Two months in, the rose-colored lenses are especially obfuscating.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
All that’s needed to identify them as different from a regular pair of lenses.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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