not pure
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This, in other words, is not pure benevolence from Jeffries.
From Slate • May 4, 2024
The gold medals weigh 529 grams and are not pure gold.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2024
Some environmentalists don’t like PHEVs because they’re not pure electric drive and people don’t always charge up, instead relying more heavily on the gas engine.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2023
"Beef" is not pure comedy even if its leads and co-stars like David Choe, who plays Danny's criminally minded cousin Isaac, play it that way for much of its run.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2023
They were not pure, but they had a potential of purity, like a soiled white shirt.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
