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spectrum

[spek-truhm] / ˈspɛk trəm /
NOUN
color spectrum
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Helpfulness is a spectrum, and scientists don’t all agree about which animals should be defined as true cooperative breeders.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

“Disabled Body” follows, and the section comes full circle with a spectrum of skin colors in “Epidermal Body.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

There’s another crisis happening at the other end of the lighting spectrum.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

The court heard the teenager was seen by a psychiatrist who diagnosed him as having autism spectrum disorder and complex post-traumatic stress disorder.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

A spectrum of roses ranging in shades from natural to the unimaginable sits in the golden lap of the elephant-headed statue in the foyer, petals cascading down whenever anyone moves by.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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