spectrum
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The headline notwithstanding, Mr. Posner allowed that “obviously there is a spectrum of respectability here.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
During the election campaign, she sought to woo voters from across the political spectrum.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
"There are probably two ends of the spectrum," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
“On the other end of the spectrum, I would expect the large, well-established banks to do almost nothing.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
If Venus were soaking wet, it should be easy to see the water vapor lines in its spectrum.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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This broad frequency range allowed researchers to examine how the radio spectra of the galaxies change as particles inside their lobes grow older.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
One interesting result, Davis says, is that signatures of magnesium-rich phyllosilicates were found in the spectra of Larissa, Galatea, and the rings -- minerals that only form in the presence of liquid water.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
DR20 now includes integral field spectroscopy maps of 6 separate target regions covering 169 tiles and about 300,000 spectra.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
They also examined spectra, which are created when light is separated into its component wavelengths, much like a prism creating a rainbow.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 11, 2026
Humason and Hubble found, to their amazement, that the spectra of all the distant galaxies are red-shifted and, still more startling, that the more distant the galaxy was, the more red-shifted were its spectral lines.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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It's clear that coming out is still a complicated process despite Gen Z's more widespread understanding and acceptance of the gender and sexuality spectrums.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2023
Color perception is also influenced by culture—various cultural groups and languages describe hues in very different spectrums.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 21, 2023
Like “Lioness,” both the “Avatar” movies and the Marvel films are also about war and the spectrums of “good” and “evil.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2023
“These surveys tend to include much broader spectrums of trans individuals, and we cannot be as certain that our results are as problematic in the broader group,” Dr. Frisch said.
From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
We're just different, like we exist on different spectrums.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
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