prism
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As a child, Olivia Kelly came to understand personal finances through the prism of her mother’s divorce.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
In her view, every decision on energy policy should be judged through the prism of whether it reduces prices.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
This structure consists of closely spaced parallel strips that interact with light similarly to a prism.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
Kate Movius moved among a roomful of Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies, passing out a pop trivia quiz and paper prism glasses.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
The first real clue to the nature of Venus came from work with a prism made of glass or a flat surface, called a diffraction grating, covered with fine, regularly spaced, ruled lines.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing prism
Geometry - Introductory
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The ACT Math Test: Geometry, List 2
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Geometry - Middle School
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