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absolute

[ab-suh-loot, ab-suh-loot] / ˈæb səˌlut, ˌæb səˈlut /






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He added that unless the government saw "an absolute dire need", it would not be procuring spot cargoes on the LNG front, which tend to be far more expensive than previously contracted shipments.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

"The welfare and safeguarding of our residents remain our absolute priority," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Hopper would later insist on the absolute absence of any social commentary in his work, claiming that he was simply painting his own inner life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

However, Green Party leader Zack Polanski said: "Sarah Helm is speaking absolute common sense and should be commended for her bravery."

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Because I suddenly know, with absolute clarity, that Mom doesn’t know I’m with Dr.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

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

Khondji concedes to these particularities, yet he doesn’t think in rigid absolutes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 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


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