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optics

[op-tiks] / ˈɒp tɪks /
NOUN
eyesight
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The juxtaposition of events — escalating geopolitical pressure abroad and the promotion of a high-profile combat sports spectacle at home — has drawn attention for its optics.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

See more: These 6 stocks could be major winners of an upcoming optics ‘supercycle’

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

Amid what the analyst describes as an “AI-driven transformation of the data center,” the total addressable market for optics is expanding “well beyond Coherent’s incumbency in the traditional pluggable transceiver market.”

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Nimale said the optics of the Olympics promising affordable tickets to local residents but on some counts failing to deliver show a need for a different system.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

In like manner, he did work in optics that transformed our understanding of light and laid the foundation for the science of spectroscopy, and again chose not to share the results for three decades.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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