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spectrum

[spek-truhm] / ˈspɛk trəm /
NOUN
color spectrum
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In Gillis fans saw an everyman who was more complicated than he looked: a beer-drinking history nerd with jokes exploring the spectrum between manly and “gay,” liberal and “American!”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

As with opposition to AI-fueling data centers, the revolt against Flock cameras is drawing support from across the political spectrum, uniting Republicans and Democrats in red and blue America.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

"Manchester United's deal with Snapdragon is estimated to be worth about £60m a year, but at the other end of the spectrum a newly promoted club may struggle to get more than £5m or £6m."

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

“We are seeing investors across the spectrum use these products in their portfolios — from early investors who are self-directed, to midcareer professionals, on up to near-retirees and postretirees,” Lake told MarketWatch in an interview.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

At the other end of the spectrum are community colleges, the two-year institutions that are intended to be feeders for four-year colleges.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

The spectra of Larissa, Galatea, and Neptune's rings contained signs of magnesium-rich phyllosilicates.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 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

"When we compared the spectra during the transit to the baseline, we saw that the atmosphere blocked the wavelengths of starlight absorbed by methane," Bello-Arufe said.

From Science Daily May 22, 2026

"The spectra revealed that the signatures of the high-temperature plasma change velocity between the three observations, following the orbital motion of the white dwarf rather than that of the Be star," the researcher continues.

From Science Daily Mar. 25, 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

Most importantly, politicians across all spectrums of the party need to be much better listeners.

From Salon Feb. 21, 2026

Color perception is also influenced by culture—various cultural groups and languages describe hues in very different spectrums.

From Scientific American Jul. 21, 2023

Like “Lioness,” both the “Avatar” movies and the Marvel films are also about war and the spectrums of “good” and “evil.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 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

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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