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continuum

[kuhn-tin-yoo-uhm] / kənˈtɪn ju əm /
NOUN
continuation
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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

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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