spectrum
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Helpfulness is a spectrum, and scientists don’t all agree about which animals should be defined as true cooperative breeders.
From Slate • May 10, 2026
Today, Social Security goes well beyond its original goal of providing a basic level of protection, paying out an average of more than $2,000 a month to Americans across the income spectrum.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
At the other end of the spectrum are companies that say they can keep head counts flat—not necessarily hiring, but not firing, either—by achieving more with existing teams.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Government licensing regulates the spectrum allocated to broadcast channels, largely to prevent interference between TV signals.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
When an intense beam of ordinary white light passes through a narrow slit and then through a prism or grating, it is spread into a rainbow of colors called a spectrum.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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