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nuance

[noo-ahns, nyoo-, noo-ahns, nyoo-, ny-ahns] / ˈnu ɑns, ˈnyu-, nuˈɑns, nyu-, nüˈɑ̃s /


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In moments when opportunity is cloaked in nuance, we have long relied upon John Marshall, Goldman Sachs’ derivatives strategist.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Instead, there’s nuance: U.S. commercial inventories may be adequate for now, but if the bulk of Middle Eastern oil supplies remains out of global reach for longer, then they could prove inadequate.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

Conversely, it “punishes nuance, and often lacks real accountability.”

From Salon • May 19, 2026

The relentless, sped-up pace turns Orwell’s narrative into a noisy good-vs.-evil story with zero nuance, as if the whole point was to get to someone shouting at Napoleon: “Your whole life is a lie!”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

He taught ideas of nuance and complexity in his classes and yet he was asking her for a single reason, the cause.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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