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absolute

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






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

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

She said "women really describe absolute terror from the police, running up and down the road, running away from the police".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

The Pac-Man enzyme suggests that this barrier may not be absolute for every type of plastic.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

"I tried my absolute best to calm tensions, to protect police officers," said Ali, who has been deputy leader of the Green Party of England and Wales since 2025.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

For a brief moment, Duane experienced absolute silence, which was peaceful but also dreadful, because that was the moment that he and the toboggan, so far above the ground below, finally stopped.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

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

But she also understood that sometimes the world was just a little bit more complicated and grown folks liked to operate in absolutes.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland


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