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pure

[pyoor] / pjʊər /






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It’s not a pure apples-to-apples comparison, to be fair.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

We’re witnessing the power of pure art, even as Rock cleverly waters down the moment with the sound of an unseen bartender rattling a martini shaker in the background.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

"If you start out with pure vanilla ice cream but start mixing in sprinkles soon after, it won't be long until you can no longer find any pristine, plain, vanilla ice cream," Zhu said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

So it’s no coincidence that Evenepoel is a multiple world and Olympic champion in the individual time trial, a pure exercise of power and efficiency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

The symbol glows green and turns into a crocodile head comprised of pure light.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

"I think young people in the village and, actually, myself, aren't as strong-spirited as in the past... People were purer," she said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

The Middle East supplies about a fifth of the world’s jet fuel, a form of kerosene that is purer and can withstand the freezing temperatures at cruise altitudes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

But it was LACMA’s CEO Michael Govan who persuaded him to preserve the purer approach.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2026

“This time, the move is happening despite substantial economic resilience and is a much purer reflection” of the increased risk investors associate with the dollar, “building on weakening confidence about the greenback,” they wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 2, 2026

For there are two possible reactions to social ostracism—either a man emerges determined to be better, purer, and kindlier or he goes bad, challenges the world and does even worse things.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

He adds: "It's the purest form of anti-fashion…and that is what makes it so interesting and unique."

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Then, around some Jewish holiday, I go to a friend’s house for lunch, and by purest coincidence, at the table, there sits Fogelman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

That’s the kind of animal electricity that points us toward our purest selves.

From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026

"This work reflects a philosophy of chemistry that's designed to accelerate drug discovery in its purest form," says Moses.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

Even when mathematics is at its purest and coldest, its pursuit is often quite hot.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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