spectrum
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On the other end of the spectrum, acts have won praise for battling their way back to the spotlight in the wake of a health scare.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
"There are probably two ends of the spectrum," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
“On the other end of the spectrum, I would expect the large, well-established banks to do almost nothing.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
The shape of Venus's absorption spectrum adds another important clue.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Exceptional refers to both ends of the spectrum, so all my life I’ve been exceptional.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
And yet, no water ice is indicated by the spectra of any of the three moons studied or their rings.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
According to the researchers, the new method delivers redshift estimates with precision comparable to spectroscopic measurements, but without requiring spectra.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 29, 2026
They also examined spectra, which are created when light is separated into its component wavelengths, much like a prism creating a rainbow.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 11, 2026
A few days after the initial flash, it brightened again, shifted to bluer light, and showed hydrogen in its spectra.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2026
Humason and Hubble found, to their amazement, that the spectra of all the distant galaxies are red-shifted and, still more startling, that the more distant the galaxy was, the more red-shifted were its spectral lines.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Most importantly, politicians across all spectrums of the party need to be much better listeners.
From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2026
Among the contenders in this year’s original song race are two on opposite ends of multiple spectrums.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2024
“These surveys tend to include much broader spectrums of trans individuals, and we cannot be as certain that our results are as problematic in the broader group,” Dr. Frisch said.
From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
“I’m questioning whether it is. … The Pride flag represents making space for all humans on all the spectrums, and this is where we’re going as a human species,” Cain said.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 14, 2023
While the other mothers forced my sisters to trace their cursive letters, I worked on shades and spectrums.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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