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Recent Examples of polarization
People of both parties think science is important for prosperity
Political polarization around trust in science has grown in the last 25 years, and today Republicans trust scientists at much lower rates than Democrats.
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Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 6 May 2025
In many ways, the city's struggle to rebound mirrors that of other American cities grappling with the triple shock of COVID-19, economic realignment and political polarization.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025
Elections, after all, are snapshots in time — and polarization kicks in fast.
—Christian Paz, Vox, 2 May 2025
Political polarization and media fragmentation defy easy answers, and better equipping the public to reject dubious claims will likely require long-term educational investments in media literacy and critical thinking skills.
—Roseanne McManus, Foreign Affairs, 28 Apr. 2025
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Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 6 May 2025
In many ways, the city's struggle to rebound mirrors that of other American cities grappling with the triple shock of COVID-19, economic realignment and political polarization.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025
Elections, after all, are snapshots in time — and polarization kicks in fast.
—Christian Paz, Vox, 2 May 2025
Political polarization and media fragmentation defy easy answers, and better equipping the public to reject dubious claims will likely require long-term educational investments in media literacy and critical thinking skills.
—Roseanne McManus, Foreign Affairs, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polarization
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The Biden administration had sketched out an additional policy for AI diffusion, or limiting the sale of AI technology to countries around the world based on three bands of qualification.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2025
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In addition, Reuters reported Tuesday that the Trump administration may modify the Biden-era AI diffusion rules aimed at limited global access to chips, slated to start May 15.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
30 Apr. 2025
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And rendering specialists need it to accurately simulate real-world optical effects like dispersion (rainbows from prisms, for example) and fluorescence.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Mar. 2025
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This is the dispersion of aerosols like fireworks or industrial pollutants that are inhibited by surface-level temperatures either the same or higher in the atmosphere up to a couple thousand feet. .—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
The Arizona Republic,
2 Jan. 2025
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When the team treated the duck fat with lipases, mixed it with normal liver, and then studied it with X-ray scattering and other techniques, the result was remarkably similar to foie gras.—
Ari Daniel,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2025
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Imagined as a precious floral lace placed on the skin, its rose gold mesh serves as the background for a scattering of precious floral motifs executed in marquise and pear-cut diamonds.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
29 Apr. 2025
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the federal agency that coordinates and monitors grants for support programs, and provides training and data analysis, is facing a cut of over a billion dollars, and will also be folded into the new subdivision.—
Jan Hoffman,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Several readers say a fast-growing city like ours needs to be be smarter about development, making sure that things like adequate roads are in place before allowing big new subdivisions.—
Matt Leclercq,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2025
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Proper network segmentation helps isolate critical systems and limits the blast radius of a breach.—
Ian Bramson,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Wright said a more sophisticated approach to running women’s sports teams, including dynamic pricing on ticketing and market segmentation, should help the entire industry with future profitability.—
Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
8 May 2025
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Her coverage has ranged from a rare interview with Mark Zuckerberg as Meta neared its 20th birthday to the bitter divorce proceedings of an Indian software billionaire.—
Kerry A. Dolan,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Fey and her team go to some pains to present both parties in the divorce with some empathy.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
9 May 2025
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Each prescribed fire operation follows a prescribed fire burn plan, which considers temperature, humidity, wind, moisture of the vegetation, and conditions for the dispersal of smoke.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Fraud prevention systems should be upgraded to require real-time ID checks (capable of stopping $60 billion in UI fraud outright) and eligibility verification prior to fund dispersal; all funding should be linked to performance.—
Richard Stern and Katherine Miller/ The Heritage Foundation,
Boston Herald,
22 Apr. 2025
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The state agency said by the end of last year, 516 distribution locations provided food to communities coming from 131 producers across Connecticut.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2025
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In short, fate’s distribution of long straws is wildly capricious.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
12 May 2025
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“Polarization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polarization. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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