emergent
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An emergent field of research in the last 15 years has focused on the era of the “prison bust,” when prison closures have outnumbered prison openings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
"This truly demonstrates the power of building atomically precise heterostructures of emergent two-dimensional quantum materials to obtain on-demand electronic and magnetic properties," Katoch said.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
“This year’s survey reveals an emergent trend of central banks increasingly looking to diversify gold vaulting locations,” the WGC said Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
But as a barometer for near-term market sentiment, the debut is a stark reminder that Wall Street’s patience with emergent tech has its limits.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
He leaned toward them and said, “In object-oriented programming, discrete software objects interfaced more freely, in a system of corporate service provision that mirrored the emergent structures of late capitalism.”
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
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