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Recent Examples of polarity European Space Agency From the spacecraft’s observations, scientists discovered that magnetic fields with both north and south polarity are currently present at the sun’s south pole. Denise Chow, NBC news, 11 June 2025 Despite the radical polarity—or, rather, the empty center—on which Anna is built, her character is given unity and continuity by Curtis’s performance. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 28 May 2025 Some of the text messages read in court on Wednesday displayed the extreme emotional polarity of the couple’s relationship. Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 15 May 2025 Viewing these as polarities to be managed, rather than problems to be solved, can improve decision-making. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for polarity
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opposition
Noun
  • As for the loyal opposition, Democrats are in bad odor with voters and even many of their own partisans after Joe Biden’s handlers gaslighted the public on the frailty and declining faculties of the octogenarian president.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
  • The green bank’s goals run counter to the Trump administration’s opposition to policies that address climate change and its embrace of fossil fuels.
    Michael Phillis, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025

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“Polarity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polarity. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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