spectral
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The film finally transitions from the emotional tête-à-tête to the genre piece that was promised, as Sam and Mary discover they’ve seen the same ghost: a horrifying red spectral vision.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
With his guitar in hand, and reverb cranked up to 11, Gonzalez joined Karol in debuting their spectral new shoegaze ballad, “Después de Ti,” which was steeped in yearning and performed entirely in Spanish.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
Larger cavities caused a smooth shift of the resonance toward longer wavelengths, while changes in depth altered both the spectral position and the vertical location of the optical mode.
From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026
"We'd like to do a more quantitative simulation so that we can do a post-process and quantify the spectral behavior of the system," said Yao.
From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026
Long streamers of ebony fabric flowed from the spectral woman, entangling nearby fairies.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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