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polarization

[poh-ler-uh-zey-shuhn] / ˌpoʊ lər əˈzeɪ ʃən /


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But we share a conviction that in an age of loneliness, polarization and technological disruption, America needs more spaces where people can show up as whole human beings and practice citizenship.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

However, the researchers found a way to stabilize polarization within a metallic system and use it to influence electronic behavior.

From Science Daily Jun. 6, 2026

The new study that discovered how difficult it is to overcome this polarization recently began circulating in academic circles.

From Barron's May 25, 2026

Trust in institutions and fellow citizens has declined, and many young people have come of age amid political polarization, technological and economic change, unhinged social media, Covid-era isolation and geopolitical uncertainty.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

Given Walt’s need to exert control and Chris’s extravagantly independent nature, polarization was inevitable.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

However, a new uOttawa study disproves this theory and shows that amorphous solids actually exhibit dichroism, meaning that they selectively absorb light of different polarizations.

From Science Daily Feb. 29, 2024

“It may create a divide between the transitional government and the public. We are looking for a decent discussion based on the interests of Sudan without any polarizations or accusations.”

From Washington Post Sep. 30, 2020

“It would indeed be interesting if they could swap their polarizations without ever interacting,” he adds.

From Scientific American May 6, 2019

When the pulses first leave the interferometer, they have different polarizations.

From Science Magazine Oct. 27, 2017

Heat, light, electricity, magnetism, are by some regarded as specific fluids; by others, as undulations of one or more specific fluid; and by a third class, as undulations or polarizations of ordinary matter.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 by Various




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