spectrum
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“Investors no longer need to venture out on the risk spectrum simply to generate meaningful nominal income,” the CIO says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The laser creates a small burst of plasma, and the spectrum of that plasma reveals the chemical makeup of the rock.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
That Navarrette turned out to be a precocious movie watcher might be the result of her exposure to a wide spectrum of films.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
"Interference-free spectrum keeps weather forecasts accurate, emergency alerts and warnings timely, and climate data reliable so communities can prepare, respond and build resilience," Bogdan-Martin stressed.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
The different wavelengths of light are what the human eye sees as different colors, with the longest wavelengths appearing at the red end of the spectrum and the shortest wavelengths at the blue end.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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Brown has been modeling the climates and spectra of self-luminous giant planets.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
One interesting result, Davis says, is that signatures of magnesium-rich phyllosilicates were found in the spectra of Larissa, Galatea, and the rings -- minerals that only form in the presence of liquid water.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
Across the BHM and MWM surveys, DR20 contains more than 3 million spectra covering 1.5 million stars.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
And yet, no water ice is indicated by the spectra of any of the three moons studied or their rings.
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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Explain to me why they're important for us to get clarity on, within those spectrums.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 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
“I’m questioning whether it is. … The Pride flag represents making space for all humans on all the spectrums, and this is where we’re going as a human species,” Cain said.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 14, 2023
Thermal emission spectrums of the planet’s daylight side will be compared to known rocks like basalt and granite to see if they can deduce a surface composition.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 3, 2022
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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