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valence

[vey-luhns] / ˈveɪ ləns /
NOUN
ability to react with or affect another
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It’s supposed to be independent and neutral and the arbiter of disputes that might have a political valence, but ultimately have a correct legal answer.

From Slate Feb. 11, 2025

Audiences from all backgrounds found valence to a story that I found to be more about assimilation than antisemitism.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2024

To avoid this moral valence affecting her enjoyment of a meal, Marcille is often left out of discussions on what will be on the menu in a given episode.

From Salon Apr. 28, 2024

"But the situation where a particular valence weighting bias is likely to be problematic is going to vary."

From Science Daily Mar. 1, 2024

Egged on by scheming courtiers and generals, relations between Atawallpa and Washkar spent several years swinging through the emotional valence from concealed suspicion to overt hostility.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Spirituality takes on previously unconsidered valences in the canvases of Wally Hedrick and Carlos Villa.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 24, 2025

The emotional valences are thus much more complicated this time around, and to accommodate the complexities, the picture is close to three hours long, the longest of the series by far.

From Seattle Times Mar. 21, 2023

In this sense, Mitchell’s and Minnelli’s appearances carried slightly different emotional valences.

From New York Times Apr. 20, 2022

For Umrigar, “India” is another word with many valences.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 5, 2022

These were of scarlet, yellow, and other showy colors in silks and cloths, with fantastically scalloped and fringed valences.

From By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)



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