abstraction

A trillion is a number so large it stops being a number and becomes an abstraction, something inconceivable.

From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026

We must keep struggling to maintain our humanity, though monsters of abstraction threaten and police us.’

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

Yet well into the 20th century, both pagan and Christian Celtic abstraction was considered to be merely decorative and inferior to classical representation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

There are Supreme Court cases that arrive draped in abstraction.

From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2026

The job at Langley, an abstraction for half a year, moved into focus.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

Across a remarkably varied oeuvre of more than 9,000 small‑ and easel‑scale abstractions, Klee drew deeply from art and nature.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Creating these abstractions involves difficult maths, but essentially they filter out useless information, just leaving the AI with useful pictures of the world.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

Power and policy are not abstractions — they impact real people’s bodies, minds and lives, and they affect the well-being of the larger community.

From Salon ● Mar. 3, 2026

His Regen show, through March 1, also features short video works and the abstractions of camera-less images he considers “pure photography,” created in the darkroom by shining light directly onto photosensitive paper.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026

When there was laughter at a joke he didn’t understand Frankie laughed delightedly behind his chair and when the conversation dealt with abstractions his brow furrowed and he became intent and serious.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck