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If this spring’s “The Drama” still managed to polarize some viewers and critics with thorny yet palatable gender dynamics, “Obsession” is its dull cousin: all tell, no show.

From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026

That’s because the monarch positions himself above politics and tries to be as uncontroversial as possible—a figure to unify rather than polarize.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

"That new physical phenomenon is something we hadn't seen before. It enables us to manipulate dielectric material in such a way that it doesn't polarize and lose charge capability."

From Science Daily ● Apr. 18, 2024

The plan, sure to polarize the sport, addresses a growing concern by some that the game is getting too long.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2023

It may be said to polarize the idea, so often presented in his poetry, that doubt is a condition of the vitality of faith.

From An Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's Poetry by Hiram Corson

Predictably, however, the one topic that invariably polarizes the online community is Nazi typewriters … especially those sporting the “special key.”

From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2024

Although his career polarizes opinions in his country despite his achievements, Álvarez is revered by the majority in Guadalajara.

From Washington Times ● May 2, 2023

Still, Macy’s portfolio of businesses from Bloomingdale’s to it’s off-price Backstage and wide range of prices offer a big advantage over other retailers as consumer behavior polarizes.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 2022

As yet, no work of popular culture has arrived that crystallizes, totalizes and polarizes the way Moore’s movie did.

From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2020

In all cases, moreover, this fine blue cloud polarizes perfectly the beam which illuminates it, the direction of polarization enclosing an angle of 90° with the axis of the illuminating beam.

From Six Lectures on Light Delivered In The United States In 1872-1873 by John Tyndall

Cross polarized light microscopy uses specially filtered light to reveal structures that may be difficult to see with ordinary microscopy.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

“I work in an institution right now that is pretty polarized because of an outside force that shall remain nameless,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

It is amazing that on this polarized court, which can agree on nothing, we got a unanimous decision that day-drinking is a good thing.

From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026

The interview quickly racked up over 1.1 million views in less than 24 hours and was accompanied by a flood of YouTube comments praising Owens for humanizing addiction and bringing hope to a polarized nation.

From Salon ● May 23, 2026

A mere speck in the sky, she took a reading on the polarized light of the sun.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

The fact that Jane Wickline, a featured player on ‘Saturday Night Live,’ is so polarizing is, in its way, a recommendation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026

“Malört is wisely focusing on the thing that makes it different, which is that it has a very polarizing taste.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Melissa Murray, a law professor at New York University, said she understands why Jackson might see compromise as futile in politically polarizing cases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

Big personalities like Rousey and Conor McGregor helped him do it: both great fighters in their own right, both polarizing entertainers capable of generating big headlines.

From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2026

They wore shiny, textured gray-blue suits and wide ties and sported long sideburns and slightly too large brown- tinted polarizing glasses.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee