How to Use polarization in a Sentence

polarization

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  • The events of the last few days have only added to the sense of polarization in Pakistani society.
    — Hasan Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 May 2023
  • For me, there’s a polarization, which always had a sense of theater.
    — Pablo Sandoval, Variety, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The key turned out to be combining that method with observing the polarization of these fields.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Most of all, there’s a sense of Houser’s own wide-eyed dismay at the polarization of talk radio and cable news.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2023
  • But like much of the West, the country may be entering a new era of polarization and more bitter politics.
    — Catarina Fernandes Martins, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The sensor resistance tells us how much power the field contains, and the power tells us its polarization.
    — Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • That polarization has led people to shift their support for the court based on their perceptions of the court’s partisan leanings.
    — Jessica A. Schoenherr, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Paula Suárez, 29, a doctor and left-wing candidate for local office in Barcelona with the Sumar coalition, said the polarization in the country was entrenched.
    — Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 22 July 2023
  • Coming up, after some extreme weather across the country, a closer look at the roots of polarization over climate change.
    — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2023
  • For a Brit, Wolf has a respectable grasp of the arc of modern American politics and the source of the polarization and dysfunction that now grip its capital.
    — Steven Pearlstein, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Francis’s nearly 10 years as pope have been defined by opposition and deepened polarization — not just with rank-and-file Catholics, but with those in the highest ranks of the church.
    — Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2023
  • As political polarization worsened, the group convinced donors to give them money to help bridge the divide.
    — James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2023
  • The mayor said he was frustrated with the direction of the country and blamed Republicans and Democrats for the nation’s polarization.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The number of voters in the U.S. who truly swing back and forth between parties has shrunk in this age of intense political polarization.
    — David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Even with new elections, high levels of polarization could lead to a result similar to the outcome of the 2021 vote, when Mr. Castillo faced a far-right politician in a divisive runoff race.
    — Mitra Taj, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Jan. 2023
  • In an age of polarization, there’s one thing that can unite liberals and conservatives.
    — Ralph Chapoco, al, 21 Feb. 2023
  • In a speech in Boston, Kennedy stressed his 30 years as an environmental lawyer and said the country is living in toxic polarization.
    — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2023
  • He was acquitted in the Senate, but many saw a process that deepened America's polarization.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2023
  • The Baptist church's lead pastor, Doug Kempton, said the Lions' success is helping bring a sense of community at a time of polarization.
    — Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 26 Jan. 2024
  • And as in modern politics, as soon as polarization sets in, the most common casualties are fact and reason.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2023
  • In this manner, Kyiv can work against the political polarization that risks eroding support for Ukraine.
    — Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 12 Sep. 2023
  • But basically, there’s a polarization of the neuron itself and charges that are passing through ion channels.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 27 Mar. 2023
  • By themselves, the findings fail to confirm the arguments of Meta’s worst critics, who hold that the company’s products have played a leading role in the polarization of the United States, putting the democracy at risk.
    — Casey Newton, The Verge, 28 July 2023
  • There’s too much polarization and darkness and divide among ourselves.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The polarization over its place in contemporary society and its proper use — to keep the unwanted out, to keep the wanted in — only highlights the fact that a fence is, at its core, a provocation.
    — Ian F. Blair, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
  • But in an era of polarization and rising debt loads, the limit has been transformed into a political bludgeon.
    — Dallas News, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Whether the channel is successful or not, the case shows that political polarization can shake up the unlikeliest corners of the business world.
    — Brian Stelter, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2023
  • On the other hand, in the context of widening domestic and international polarization, the risks of doing so have sharply increased.
    — Hubert Joly, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Candidates need to appeal to base voters and take positions that can feed polarization.
    — Stephen J. Silvia, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The 2024 campaign will play out in an era of political polarization, with both parties fighting over a small number of battleground states and the narrow slice of the electorate that isn’t firmly in one camp or the other.
    — Catherine Lucey, wsj.com, 25 Apr. 2023

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