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continuum

[kuhn-tin-yoo-uhm] / kənˈtɪn yu əm /
NOUN
continuation
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Pangram’s latest version now outputs scores on a continuum and is making genuine progress on these gray-zone instances, but those cases remain far less validated than the extremes.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

"It's not like all of a sudden, boom. It's more of a continuum," Chan said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

"I'm outgoing and very confident and I love being around people," Auer says, "but I get that inkling that they all think I'm stupid and ugly, and that my life is a continuum of mistakes."

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

“Alfie” is whisperingly intimate, with Kirk concentrating on just the tenor, and taking his place in the continuum of master balladeers like Ben Webster and Don Byas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 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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