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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

In the end, "it turned out that yes, you can actually valley polarize bulk materials that are central symmetric, because of the symmetry conditions," concludes Poborska.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024

I admired their desire to try to use media to show messy nuance and truths to bring people together, especially at a time when so many documentaries seem designed to polarize and demonize people.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2023

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

Professor Corson says of this poem: "It may be said to polarize the idea, so often presented in Browning's poetry, that doubt is a condition of the vitality of faith."

From Men and Women by Charlotte Endymion Porter

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

The screen is polarized so as to make the display invisible from the driver’s position.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

The paper titled "Vacuum birefringence and the polarized X-ray emission of a radio magnetar" has been published in Nature.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 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

With the press of a tiny button on its side, the glasses could also switch back and forth like polarized lenses between the virtual world and the real world.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

To them, Hargitay was, prima facie, the least challenging choice amid polarizing comedians and a shrinking roster of late-night hosts.

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026

Known both for his charm and intensity, Aiello, 57 years old, has been a polarizing force at Weil since he rejoined in 2007 from Dewey Ballantine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

A beef-tallow-induced identity crisis: Earlier this year, Luke Winkie set out to crack the biggest culinary mystery in America: Why has this old-fashioned cooking ingredient become so polarizing?

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

Watson’s tenure in Cleveland has made him perhaps the most disastrous trade acquisition in the sport’s history, while Sanders struggled as a rookie after emerging as a polarizing sensation in college.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 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