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nuance

[noo-ahns, nyoo-, noo-ahns, nyoo-, ny-ahns] / ˈnu ɑns, ˈnju-, nuˈɑns, nju-, nüˈɑ̃s /


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My English teachers and literature professors were probably too tired to parse such nuance, and I don’t blame them.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Following Seeley’s insight, others showed how changes in the salience network can be detected in schizophrenia and autism—conditions where patients lose awareness of social nuance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

The two leads share an easy interplay, giving generous performances that allow the other to shine in a comedy that wears its message about tolerance and nuance lightly.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

On a recent episode of What Next, host Mary Harris spoke to Mockler about the role of nuance in viral debate videos and what it would take for Democrats to win the zoomers.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

I looked out at the world around me and no longer saw nuance.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

For example, says Sharp, with fibre, "You can't take tight turns. There are little nuances on how to structure that."

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

This keeps the focus on the nuances and subtleties of Hemphill’s work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

This, of course, has its own nuances — a case-by-case basis depending on the severity of the artist’s wrongdoings — but being a functional adult means learning to measure your own integrity.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

It’s going to take me years to become fluent in all the nuances of the sport.

From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026

But in dealing with Woolner’s family, especially during the annual visits to Martha’s Vineyard, Croteau said, he sometimes finds himself back in class bewilderment, feeling again that he does not get the nuances.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

The sweetness of the vegetables became more nuanced instead of landing like a sledgehammer.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

His takeaway is nuanced, and he cautioned that investors shouldn’t use conference-call mentions “ as a proxy for either the technology’s adoption or near-term utility.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

Dietitians who watched Oreo-gate unfold offered a more nuanced view than simply casting parents who restrict treats as overbearing—or those who don’t as negligent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Beyond that, the decision becomes more nuanced, according to Tang.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

There are more nuanced ways to inflate students’ scores.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

Instead, “Concentrate” shines when Taylor focuses on her archive and relates it to her own embodied experiences, nuancing the participants’ identities and humanities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2022

If you want to stay with this guy, you’re probably going to need to work on broadening and nuancing your framing.

From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2019

He conceded that he had done “a poor job of nuancing what I was trying to get at.”

From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2017

There will remain debates about the details of implementation and the nuancing and emphasis and the language and so on.

From Forbes ● Aug. 20, 2014

Another instance of the sacrifice of highly useful forms to this impatience of nuancing is the group whence, whither, hence, hither, thence, thither.

From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Edward Sapir




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