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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

“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

To achieve this, they combined time-spectrum mapping, compressive spectral imaging and coherent modulation imaging.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

The installation puts people inside that spectral array of color to capture the essence of those sunrises and sunsets.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Closing his ears to the horrifying sounds and preferring to think of them as draughts of air rather than spectral voices, Taran quickened his pace.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander




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