absolute
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China Media Group had earlier demanded apologies from the three parties, calling them "an absolute prerequisite" for moving past the incident.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
"There's no doubt that Shanidar A would have had difficulty communicating and been in absolute agony for a long period of time."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
That left an absolute majority out of reach for either Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or his rival Gadi Eisenkot, a former military chief.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
“He’s all insecurities and anxieties, but he’s also all of the good things, the battles with being a good person, empathetic person who’s trying their absolute best.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Other instruments may be a mix of absolute and indefinite ranges.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
No doubt, but as we have seen with the handball law if you add more absolutes that simply results in more disallowed goals.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025
Johnson told Barron’s that the projected percentage increases represent ranges rather than absolutes, and that individual payouts would depend on the company and the employee’s performance.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025
Also note that these listed bloom times are meant as guides, not absolutes, so before you plan an outing, always check ahead to ensure your favorites are actually in flower.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2025
"They are not designed to be absolutes," he said.
From Reuters ● Oct. 2, 2023
But she also understood that sometimes the world was just a little bit more complicated and grown folks liked to operate in absolutes.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
Vocabulary lists containing absolute
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 6
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, "A Date That Will Live In Infamy" (1941)
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