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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

The prerequisite for success: The researchers had to polarize the terahertz flashes in a specific way.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2023

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

Transparent objects, particularly crystals which will not polarize, diatoms, infusoria, palates of mollusks, etc., can not only be seen to greater advantage, but their parts can be more easily studied.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 514, November 7, 1885 by Various

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

A nerve impulse opens the K+ channel, which makes K+ enter the cell and polarizes the membrane.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

He uses the voice as he would use any instrumental combination, and he mixes his colors so wonderfully that he sometimes polarizes them—they no longer have any hue or scent.

From Melomaniacs by James Huneker

It showed that even in a polarized America, fractured by the Vietnam War, reconciliation and healing is always possible, a message that is once again desperately needed today.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 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

But the fast-food market has become increasingly polarized.

From Barron's ● May 20, 2026

The setup converts polarized single photons produced by a telecom C-band quantum dot into encoded quantum signals.

From Science Daily ● May 9, 2026

They stored crystals in their eyes to detect polarized light.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

She earned her second Emmy in 2021 for her blistering turn as polarizing British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in “The Crown.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

The banker operated like a sphinx at the center of some of the most interesting and polarizing events in our history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 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