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absolute

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






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My “undocumented-ness,” too, however, is not a golden ticket to absolute genius in my country, nationalism, or cross-border identities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026

Rather than relying on atoms cooled to temperatures near absolute zero, the scientists created a supersolid using particles that combine properties of light and matter.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

Commenting on the review, she said: "Suggesting the programme could reasonably continue with the implementation of a 'safe word', 'panic button' or 'lockable bathroom with an extra bolt inside' is absolute insanity to me."

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Men who nonetheless trod parallel paths in their admiration for one another and—most of all—their absolute adoration of the medium of paint itself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

First, she’s used the absolute correct pronunciation of Sara, which is almost a miracle.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

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

Venable treats even his most culpable characters as human beings — perhaps the play’s boldest move in an age of moral absolutes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2025

"They are not designed to be absolutes," he said.

From Reuters ● Oct. 2, 2023

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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