abstract
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Black and Indigenous Americans, labor organizers, immigrants, queer people, political dissidents, abuse survivors, and countless others have discovered that rights celebrated in the abstract can evaporate when exercised against the wrong forces.
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026
"That's when quantum effects stop being abstract and start becoming useful -- supporting future applications ranging from self-powered sensors and wearable technology to ultra-fast components for next-generation wireless networks."
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
The setting for this two-hander is more abstract than usual for Hunter, who is one of the theater’s outstanding American realists.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
On one weekend in Tokyo, hundreds of visitors flocked to a zine fair showcasing a wide range of handmade magazines in different sizes and formats -- some incorporating abstract designs, photography or personal monologues.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
The Greeks were different; they embraced the abstract and the philosophical, and brought mathematics to its highest point in ancient times.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Vocabulary lists containing abstract
100 SAT Words Beginning with "A"
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 5
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