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Using thousands of atoms cooled to temperatures barely above absolute zero, Professor Giovanni Barontini demonstrated that the passage of time can be measured without relying on an external clock.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

So this type of relative reduction in anticipated welfare spending, rather than a cut in absolute cash terms, could be what the government seeks to deliver.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 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

His equally absolute defeat of the younger, highly respected Larsen proved that Fischer was in a class by himself.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

It resonates in part because pregnant women are routinely handed absolutes with little explanation and expected to comply, so permission to have a little leeway is a welcome relief.

From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026

Mozeliak didn’t rule himself out as the long-term answer at general manager and was emphatic about not speaking in absolutes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026

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

All of us, when it comes to personality, naturally think in terms of absolutes: that a person is a certain way or is not a certain way.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell