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"While there are measurable differences between the diets, they are modest in absolute terms. It's the big picture what matters," says Tavares.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

The team then cooled the crystal to just a few degrees Kelvin above absolute zero, the lowest theoretically possible temperature.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

Manchester City's Champions League game against Paris St-Germain last week was an absolute throwback, which provided so many crosses, shots and goalmouth action.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

But absolute temperatures are just one way of measuring El Nino's strength.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

She soars toward the clouds while Axel and Ray watch in absolute awe.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

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

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

Venable treats even his most culpable characters as human beings — perhaps the play’s boldest move in an age of moral absolutes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 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