spectrum
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“So she understands the entire political spectrum as well as anyone.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
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
On the other end of the spectrum, credit-card debt has risen to a record $1.3 trillion and more people are falling behind on payments, suggesting growing stress in an increasingly bifurcated economy.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 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
New York was another spectrum unto itself, and the great diversity I’d seen at Howard, solely among black people, now spread across a metropolis.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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