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Recent Examples of polarization
In an age of high political polarization and dysfunction, a diverse group of citizens calmly studying and discussing a nuanced issue presents a surprisingly functional image of politics.
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Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 31 Dec. 2024
Cultural clashes in the form of library book removals and a polarizing pastor brought the nationwide social and political polarization close to home.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 30 Dec. 2024
There followed a brief hope that the insurrection would shock the nation into addressing the toxic polarization that threatens our democracy.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
In an era when polarization often derails dialogue, Carter’s single-text strategy highlights the value of simplicity, neutrality, and iteration in resolving complex disputes.
—Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 31 Dec. 2024
Cultural clashes in the form of library book removals and a polarizing pastor brought the nationwide social and political polarization close to home.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 30 Dec. 2024
There followed a brief hope that the insurrection would shock the nation into addressing the toxic polarization that threatens our democracy.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
In an era when polarization often derails dialogue, Carter’s single-text strategy highlights the value of simplicity, neutrality, and iteration in resolving complex disputes.
—Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polarization
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The essential oil’s diffusion is extremely powerful, a quality that many consumers are now seeking in perfume, a consequence of TikTok’s #beastmode fragrance trend.—
Sable Yong,
Allure,
17 Jan. 2025
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The researchers use their device to demonstrate a number of standard tasks for a neural network, such as classifying the shape of optical waveforms, predicting the next value in a time series given the previous values and generating images by diffusion.—
The Physics arXiv Blog,
Discover Magazine,
16 Jan. 2025
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Its specialists have developed an ultrafine dispersion solution of graphene with excellent fluidity along with electrical and thermal conductivity.—
Nadezhda Kosareva,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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Interestingly enough, because of the adaptive way TRPV1 receptors work in birds, capsaicin may register as a pleasant vanilla flavor that incentivizes seed dispersion, according to the European Journal of Pharmacology.—
Amiah Taylor,
Discover Magazine,
13 Nov. 2024
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With uninterrupted views of Singapore and a scattering of tables and lounges, this is an excellent spot to watch the sun melt with a frosty G&T. Unlike most rooftop bars in Singapore, this one still feels like a bit of a secret.—
Chloe Sachdev,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Dec. 2024
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Only Linda’s was interesting, Eliza thought, with its intentional clashes of color; the rest were a random scattering of droopy, unloved plants.—
Lauren Groff,
The New Yorker,
8 Dec. 2024
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However, volcanic gas emissions and Pele's hair—a type of volcanic glass—have been noted in surrounding areas, including the Volcano Golf Course subdivision.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Martin has become one of Miami’s most prolific developers in recent years, having built or partnered on a series of architecturally distinctive high-rise condos, including the twisty, twin Grove at Grand Bay towers, as well as residential subdivisions in Doral.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
14 Jan. 2025
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According to Harvard Business Review, businesses aiming to save themselves during a down market may need to look at strategies like optimizing market intelligence, segmentation, and sales coverage models.—
Jasmine Browley,
Essence,
1 Jan. 2025
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This approach ensures a steady cash flow by minimizing overdue payments and reduces the risk of bad debt through proactive monitoring and segmentation.—
Ashish Srimal,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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The couple was married from October 2013 until their divorce was finalized in March 2022.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
8 Jan. 2025
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In August 2024, Lopez filed for divorce from the 52-year-old actor.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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Still, its dispersal across a country embroiled in conflict will make disarmament tremendously challenging.—
Amy E. Smithson,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Sep. 2013
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The outbreaks on the Reykjanes peninsula, known as fissure eruptions, have not directly affected the capital city and do not cause significant dispersals of ash into the stratosphere, avoiding air traffic disruption.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
21 Nov. 2024
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Paramount, working with some co-financiers, acquired the feature for North America distribution (and Japan and France) for $25 million.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
11 Jan. 2025
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The victim might not notice that the email was addressed to a user who had registered a free Microsoft 365 test domain to create the distribution list that contained the target emails.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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“Polarization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polarization. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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