spectrum
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Progressives have long framed a spectrum of issues in economic terms, said Usamah Andrabi, spokesperson for the progressive caucus Justice Democrats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
For computer programmers — on the other end of the spectrum — the increase is over 25%.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
A survey from the BPC earlier this year found that 89% of voters from across the political spectrum wanted action from Congress to make housing more affordable.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Since energy cannot simply disappear, the same amount of energy would have to be emitted back into space, but as heat in the infrared portion of the spectrum.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
Above him the framed rectangle of sky slowly shifted through its limited segment of the spectrum, yellow to orange, as he sifted unfamiliar feelings and returned to certain memories again and again.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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
Researchers have collected more than 600 million spectra from a region of sky spanning an area equivalent to more than 2,000 full Moons.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 8, 2026
The new approach allows scientists to simulate the vibrational spectra of complex and disordered materials at realistic temperatures with near-ab initio accuracy while significantly reducing computational cost.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 2026
Some scientists think that when expansion is followed by contraction, when the spectra of distant galaxies are all blue-shifted, causality will be inverted and effects will precede causes.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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
Color perception is also influenced by culture—various cultural groups and languages describe hues in very different spectrums.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 21, 2023
“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
We're just different, like we exist on different spectrums.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
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