continuum
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Other research confirms that “male sexual orientation is expressed on a continuum rather than dichotomously,” as one 2020 study put it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
Tamil Nadu has long been attuned to political theatrics, where cinema and power often blur into one continuum.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
Sam and Mary give and take in equal measure, wrapped in a continuum made from red silk.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026
This leads to a spread, or continuum, of observable states rather than a single one.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 22, 2026
All the research fell into place along a single global-to-local continuum.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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And the people who are pushing back against the right of trans people to exist are ignoring the science that says that there are continua of features, including behavioral expression and anatomical features.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2020
THE words a luta continua shine in garish orange neon from the artwork in the lobby of South Africa’s Constitutional Court.
From Economist ● Dec. 16, 2015
Aluta continua for all women all over the world – we fight to be loved and to be protected, and thank Maya for her tremendous role in the fight.
From The Guardian ● May 29, 2014
For reasons like these, Aristotle had argued that continua could not consist of indivisibles.
From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2014
The locus may largely consist of continua of imaginary points; but the real parts of it constitute a real curve or real curves.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various
Across the state’s six continuums of care, which are local planning bodies responsible for coordinating homeless services in a geographic area, Vancouver, Washington, and Clark County saw the biggest percentage increase over the two-year period.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2023
Other cities receive federal funds and have continuums of care.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 14, 2022
Currently, Glendale, Long Beach and Pasadena have their own continuums of care and administer their own homeless counts and services for people on the streets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2022
What is up is down, and down is up, and truth and fiction cross into parallel continuums.
From Slate ● Feb. 5, 2019
For a minute he paused, wondering if there were other continuums or only this one, wondering just how deep the paradox lay.
From An Empty Bottle by Wolf, Mari
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