perfection

Example Sentences

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When stock prices are finely tuned for perfection, it doesn’t need much to knock them off their perch.

From Barron's

“For Jay Stein, perfection wasn’t the enemy of great. He wanted perfection and he was uncompromising.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Even crime in Orange County has been sensationalized and glamorized, with themes veneered by opulence, secrecy and illusions of suburban perfection.

From Los Angeles Times

"Your health is everything. Not work. Not possessions. Not perfection."

From BBC

Yet if perfection is a fantasy, why not a more diverse financial system that adapts to changing circumstances?

From Barron's