spectrum
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I think that in subtle ways, we’re seeing a shift in how American voters of all stations along the political spectrum are perceiving the extreme income inequality we live under and reassessing what it means.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
The analysts cut their 2026-2028 core earnings forecasts by 1%-4% to account for higher costs from additional spectrum rights, but expect network capacity and coverage to improve.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
We are covering the story with all the complexity of an electorate that is spread out along the political spectrum.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
Scientists are investigating several possible biomarkers, which are measurable biological characteristics that could improve diagnostic assessments or help distinguish different groups within the autism spectrum.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
In the infrared part of the spectrum, it might even be correct to consider Jupiter a star.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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The team examined their spectra, which reveal how much light is present at different wavelengths.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
They analyzed stellar spectra, which are produced by separating light into its component wavelengths, much as a prism divides sunlight into the colors of a rainbow.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
Brown has been modeling the climates and spectra of self-luminous giant planets.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
For the first time, DR20 includes SDSS-V stellar and extra-galactic optical spectra obtained in the Southern Hemisphere.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
Humason and Hubble found, to their amazement, that the spectra of all the distant galaxies are red-shifted and, still more startling, that the more distant the galaxy was, the more red-shifted were its spectral lines.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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Most importantly, politicians across all spectrums of the party need to be much better listeners.
From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2026
Among the contenders in this year’s original song race are two on opposite ends of multiple spectrums.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2024
In the last 15 years or so, psychiatry has embraced what’s called a dimensional approach, based on the idea of scales and spectrums of trait and symptom severity.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 24, 2023
“These surveys tend to include much broader spectrums of trans individuals, and we cannot be as certain that our results are as problematic in the broader group,” Dr. Frisch said.
From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
While the other mothers forced my sisters to trace their cursive letters, I worked on shades and spectrums.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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