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multiplex

[muhl-tuh-pleks] / ˈmʌl təˌplɛks /








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The opening of “Masters of the Universe” mimics that of “2001: A Space Odyssey,” potentially triggering those moviegoers who dislike the brainy end of the multiplex, but never fear.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

This amalgamation of excessive style is a favorite at the multiplex these days, typically to lackluster effect.

From Salon May 19, 2026

Apart from that inspiring story, what can we hope for at the multiplex?

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2026

Studio executives and theater operators chalk up the improved prospects to several factors, including a better and more plentiful crop of bankable movies that are giving consumers more reason to trek to the multiplex.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2026

Then we were to go to the multiplex while my mother “picked up a few things at the mall,” which is what she calls shopping.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg

I’ve been heartened by the throngs of people gathered in multiplexes, even if it means the floors are extra sticky from spilled soda.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Ahead of a busy few months at multiplexes, here are the films expected to be this summer’s buzziest—and what you should know about them.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 6, 2026

So much of a movie’s marketing is still tied to theatrical releases, and multiplexes and studios continue to fight over how long a new movie should wait before it hits the streamers.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2025

Claire Tuley, an attorney in Tennessee, says that she initially hoped smaller theatrical-to-streaming windows would be good for people like her, who live in towns that only have multiplexes.

From Salon May 22, 2025

Within a five-block radius of my apartment there are four first-run multiplexes and a dozen thirty-to-fifty-seat revival houses with rotating programs devoted to obscure and well-known actors, directors, and genres.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

As a result, fully independent control of phase and group delay for both spins within a compact device has remained difficult, even though it is essential for multi-channel and multiplexed optical systems.

From Science Daily Feb. 5, 2026

"Such assays can facilitate continued testing for both influenza and SARS-CoV-2 and can save both time and resources as we head into influenza season," noted the alert regarding the multiplexed method.

From Salon Aug. 2, 2021

This approach, known as "spatial multiplexing," allows researchers to distinguish signals for different molecules even though they may all be fluorescing the same color.

From Science Daily Nov. 28, 2023

Although other mRNA and protein nanoparticle vaccines are multiplexing to get breadth of protection, Simpson thinks that won’t be necessary with their VLPs.

From Scientific American Jan. 6, 2022

Helmchen’s and Smith’s designs use beam-splitters to provide effectively simultaneous imaging of multiple points — a process called temporal multiplexing.

From Nature Nov. 25, 2019

Consider phone networks: your calls share space with others through a technique called multiplexing - data gets time stamped, scrambled up, and unscrambled at the other end.

From BBC Nov. 5, 2019

TCP multiplexing improves server capacity by eliminating the overhead of opening and closing TCP server connections.

From Forbes Mar. 31, 2011




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