absolute
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The historian argued that Castro feared any rapprochement with Washington would spur political and economic reforms on the island that would jeopardise his absolute power.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
“They wait until it’s an absolute emergency,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
“There is no such thing as absolute immunity for federal officers who commit crimes in this state or any other.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
The party "will have a very difficult time" obtaining an absolute majority at national level as well, said Ana Sofia Cardenal, professor of political science at the Open University of Catalonia.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
Of all the things I wanted in my brain right then, the absolute last was Tobias Segal as a big brother.
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
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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