Example Sentences
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This iteration is an enlightening companion to “Gabriele Münter: Contours of a World.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026
Contours are drawn at −2σ, 2σ, 4σ, 6σ, 8σ and 9.5σ, where σ = 16.0 μJy per beam.
From Nature • May 15, 2018
After a stint in the military, Edwards auditioned for Motown Records and became the lead singer for the Contours, who frequently opened for the Temptations.
From The Guardian • Feb. 2, 2018
The show's large cast is employed generously, many doubling, or tripling, as members of the Contours, Four Tops, Temptations, Miracles, Jackson 5, Commodores and other players from the extended Motown family.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2015
Contours may be built up in thin sections.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 799, April 25, 1891 by Various
