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Recent Examples of polarization
Polling suggests many voters believe the country is deeply divided and that polarization is expanding across the 50 states.
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Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2026
This structure enhances polarization and draws in even more water, strengthening the material’s ability to generate electricity under humid conditions.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
Increasingly, cities across Broward County are experiencing the same polarization and division that has seeped into national politics.
—Denise Horland, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
Mirroring some national trends, the Johnson County city saw increasing hostility and polarization around local issues in recent years — particularly around the city’s attempts to build a community center, address its affordable housing shortage and create city budgets.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026
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Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2026
This structure enhances polarization and draws in even more water, strengthening the material’s ability to generate electricity under humid conditions.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
Increasingly, cities across Broward County are experiencing the same polarization and division that has seeped into national politics.
—Denise Horland, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
Mirroring some national trends, the Johnson County city saw increasing hostility and polarization around local issues in recent years — particularly around the city’s attempts to build a community center, address its affordable housing shortage and create city budgets.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polarization
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Use in hydrogen transportation The five-metal nanocrystals have proven effective in accelerating ammonia decomposition, a process vital for the hydrogen energy economy.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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Eckenrode, a retired FBI forensic scientist and expert in human decomposition, joined them in 2021.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Meanwhile, a diffusion model learned the finer details like small eddies and flows.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Apr. 2026
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Inference costs are also now a major pressure point—one that may significantly slow AI diffusion across large enterprises.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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This proprietary approach overcomes challenges of surface treatment and dispersion associated with the material.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Apr. 2026
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Goldman notes that the three-month realized pairwise correlation among the major AI hyperscalers—Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Oracle—has fallen sharply, with rising dispersion among the dominant names.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Grab a small basket or tray and fill it with things like tea, a candle, lotion, a favorite snack, a handwritten note or a scattering of flower petals.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Also, to verify this delicate arrangement, the researchers used powerful experimental tools, including neutron scattering and synchrotron radiation, which can probe magnetic structures at the atomic level.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
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Chinamaxxing romanticizes things that feel structurally out of reach at home — compact, affordable-looking apartments; public transit that works; streets safe to walk at night; multigenerational households as an antidote to loneliness; communal meals as an antidote to atomization.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
19 Apr. 2026
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The atomization of society begins with your morning coffee.—
Jakub Grygiel,
Washington Post,
9 Mar. 2026
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The pursuit happened Tuesday and began in Rocky Mount’s Meadowbrook subdivision, the Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office said in a May 7 news release.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
7 May 2026
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The council’s hearing about Silverleaf, a large and expensive mixed-use subdivision proposed south of Karcher Road near Gem State Adventist Academy, lasted more than two hours Monday evening.—
Noah Daly
May 7,
Idaho Statesman,
7 May 2026
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Market segmentation, especially demographic segmentation based on age, loci, socioeconomic status index, and household life cycle, also became frequent in market analysis.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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Viva’s owner, Grupo IAMSA, also operates a giant bus network and was fined in an antitrust investigation for monopolistic practices related to price manipulation and route segmentation in 2022.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Draper's comments come about a month after her ex-husband, Jordan Ngatikaura, filed for divorce, as PEOPLE confirmed on March 19.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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Julie Harding filed for divorce and, in May 2022, withdrew more than $220,000 from three bank accounts without Michael Harding’s consent.—
Fedor Zarkhin,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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“Polarization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polarization. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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