quasi
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The chip uses a collective resonance known as a quasi bound state in the continuum to trap and intensify the incoming infrared light across the whole surface.
From Science Daily • Feb. 5, 2026
That added to a quasi “gold rush” among investors who understandably hungered for a piece of the action.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 3, 2026
Online, touch grass is an oft-repeated quasi insult, a way to tell your opponent they’ve spent too much time scrolling and need to reestablish a relationship with the sublunary.
From Slate • Jun. 20, 2025
Quango stands for quasi autonomous non-governmental organisations, which means they are taxpayer-funded but not directly controlled by central government, and include watchdogs as well as the prison service and the Bank of England.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025
The main charge levied against Washington was that he had made himself into a quasi king: “We have given him the powers and prerogatives of a King,” claimed one New York editorial.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing quasi
Scrabble: Words that Begin with Q
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