dots

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Erdős showed in 1946 that arranging those dots in a grid produced a certain number of pairs, and his conjecture was that no arrangement could do much better.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Concerns have grown over “blue-dot fever,” a term used to describe a prevalence of blue dots that represent empty seats on venue seat maps.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

People are carefully trying to connect the dots, trying to point to places within Dylan’s work where he’s mentioned gangsters or specific moments in American history.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Quantum dots were precisely engineered at Johannes Kepler University Linz, while resonator nanofabrication was carried out by partners at the University of Würzburg.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

Between Grandma’s hair and the TV lights, I’d be seeing flashing swirly dots in front of my eyes for years.

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen