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spectral

[spek-truhl] / ˈspɛk trəl /


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After a moment, he passed the device to me, and ahead, at great distance, I saw three spectral outlines tumbling around on a nearby peak.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Their spectral analysis also suggested that these 5,000-year cycles could trigger even faster climate oscillations lasting between 1,800 and 4,000 years through nonlinear climate interactions.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

“Mother Mary” is as hair-raising as it is eyebrow-raising, all spectral senselessness until, out of nowhere, the eeriness gives way to a startling profundity as the film explores remorse with biblical repercussions.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

This next step would allow spectral and temporal information to be captured separately, significantly expanding the range of applications and improving the overall versatility of the technology.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

He might have been taken for one of the shadows, or for some spectral figure—Death, or the devil—come to claim one of us.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood




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