polarizing

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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

Elon Musk's SpaceX was set to begin trading on the Nasdaq exchange Friday with the biggest initial public offering in history expected to make the polarizing entrepreneur the world's first trillionaire.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

The fact that she’s so polarizing is, in its way, a recommendation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 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