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nuance

[noo-ahns, nyoo-, noo-ahns, nyoo-, ny-ahns] / ˈnu ɑns, ˈnyu-, nuˈɑns, nyu-, nüˈɑ̃s /


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“There’s an authenticity to noir. Nothing is just black or white. Everything is chiaroscuro and there’s complexity and depth and nuance to each of the characters,” Cage explains.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Together, these later findings add nuance to the 2022 striatum study.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

There’s little nuance and shade in his arrangements, and despite the presence of more than a dozen highly skilled musicians, you don’t remember a single part from any of them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Every nuance in his speech will be pored over by the Foreign Office.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

I cleaned acres of glass shelving, changing my tempo now to work faster, holding every nuance of reality within the focus of my consciousness.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright




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