absolute

Example Sentences

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With the Federal Reserve on pause from interest-rate cuts, however, yields can still remain attractive in absolute terms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

“We don’t see software and semis being mutually exclusive, but for many the question becomes, ‘Why bother with software if semis are going to outperform on an absolute and relative basis?’”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

"We will give it access to everything and its freedom of speech will be absolute," he said.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

“It’s absolute ridiculousness,” Errol Marks, who hosts a podcast devoted to New York sports, says about the cost and complexity that watching games requires now.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

The ranges of some instruments are definite and absolute.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones