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Recent Examples of polarization
This appears in part to be an artifact of educational polarization.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Although the polarization blocks a significant honeymoon period, this is likely the remnants of that.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
Gravitational wave polarization can be either right- or left-handed, meaning the wave can rotate clockwise or anticlockwise in relation to its direction of propagation.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Despite the uptick, there appears to be a still widening divide particularly between political factions, with Democrats showing higher levels of trust and Republicans showing lower levels, a polarization that became more pronounced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Ars Technica, 18 Feb. 2025
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Although the polarization blocks a significant honeymoon period, this is likely the remnants of that.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
Gravitational wave polarization can be either right- or left-handed, meaning the wave can rotate clockwise or anticlockwise in relation to its direction of propagation.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Despite the uptick, there appears to be a still widening divide particularly between political factions, with Democrats showing higher levels of trust and Republicans showing lower levels, a polarization that became more pronounced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Ars Technica, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polarization
Noun
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The system compares the rate of signal decay in the tissue with the diffusion of blood in the tissues.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Mar. 2025
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These diffusion models maintain performance faster than or comparable to similarly sized conventional models.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There is a dispersion of actors, organizations and relationships on both sides of the border involved in drug trafficking.—
Anna Lagos,
WIRED,
24 Jan. 2025
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The map below gives an estimation of the geographic dispersion of crypto investors.—
Javier Paz,
Forbes,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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This mountain has long had clusters of condos and townhouses, scatterings of private homes, and comfortable lodgings like the Sugarloaf Mountain Inn, which has exceptionally friendly service, good food at the restaurant 45 North, and a blessedly short walk to the lifts.—
Everett Potter,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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This year, the Southeast and East Coast are well represented among players' hometowns, with a healthy scattering of places in the eastern-central portion of the country.—
George Petras,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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Unlike traditional subdivisions, Canyon Creek Forest is designed to provide homeowners with the freedom to enjoy their surroundings without the burden of extensive upkeep.—
Prime Development,
Kansas City Star,
2 Mar. 2025
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The City Council unanimously agreed Feb. 25 to spend roughly $3 million (plus $45,000 in closing costs) on the property, a now vacant plot of trees and bramble along Ten Mile Bridge Road squeezed in between subdivisions north of Northwest Loop 820.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Feb. 2025
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The breach was attributed to inadequate network segmentation and insufficient device management protocols.—
Dan Sorensen,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Digital advertising, dominated by Alphabet (formerly Google, NASDAQ:GOOGL ) and Meta (formerly Facebook, NASDAQ:META) , introduced audience segmentation based on searches, likes, and group memberships.—
StockStory Team,
CNBC,
22 Feb. 2025
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The producer hired Robert Benton to write and direct the film and took a chance in casting a relatively untested Meryl Streep, and the drama — about a family torn apart by divorce — went on to win best picture and four other Academy Awards.—
Mike Barnes,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Mar. 2025
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Names and faces 3 hours ago by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports Actor Emily Osment has filed for divorce from her husband of less than five months, musician Jack Anthony Farina.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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This long-standing separation suggests that island arcs and shifting land masses may have once provided a pathway for dispersal, only to later become isolated through geological changes.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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The dispersals are stirring bitter memories of the 1948 war over Israel’s creation, when some 750,000 Palestinians were expelled from or fled their homes in what’s now Israel.—
Julia Frankel,
TIME,
28 Feb. 2025
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But the high-profile Steam exclusive helped build an instant user base for Valve's fresh distribution system, setting it on a path to eventually become the unquestioned leader in the space.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
1 Mar. 2025
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The need to address electricity costs and our inadequate distribution grid continues while the legislature indulged in a distraction.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Polarization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polarization. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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