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In Gillis fans saw an everyman who was more complicated than he looked: a beer-drinking history nerd with jokes exploring the spectrum between manly and “gay,” liberal and “American!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
You can simply place him toward the more casual end of the relationship spectrum and fit him into your life when it makes sense.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
As with opposition to AI-fueling data centers, the revolt against Flock cameras is drawing support from across the political spectrum, uniting Republicans and Democrats in red and blue America.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Sunlight presents a much greater challenge because it spreads in many directions and contains a wide spectrum of colors.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
A month later, on March 18, a commission appointed by the mayor eight months earlier to look into the full spectrum of black grievances issued its long-awaited report to the city council.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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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
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
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
"The spectra revealed that the signatures of the high-temperature plasma change velocity between the three observations, following the orbital motion of the white dwarf rather than that of the Be star," the researcher continues.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 25, 2026
In the years following his proof of the existence of other galaxies, Hubble spent his time cataloging their distances and observing their spectra.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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Color perception is also influenced by culture—various cultural groups and languages describe hues in very different spectrums.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 21, 2023
Like “Lioness,” both the “Avatar” movies and the Marvel films are also about war and the spectrums of “good” and “evil.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 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
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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