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coherent

[koh-heer-uhnt, -her-] / koʊˈhɪər ənt, -ˈhɛr- /


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When they examined the spectrum of the emitted coherent radiation, they identified a second region of sustained emission at much higher photon energies than the standard theory predicts.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

Ms. Hall sets out to “stitch the diverse evidence together into a coherent five-act biography.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

It makes us fondly recall a past when first ladies competently delivered coherent speeches from podiums and made strong policy advocates.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

And do they have the capacity to convince you, the voter, they have a vision you regard as coherent, appealing and affordable?

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Most astronomers, according to Curtis Peebles, expected little, particularly as the comet was not a coherent sphere but a string of twenty-one fragments.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson


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