pure
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Countries including France, Italy and Spain rely on pure pay-as-you-go financing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Researchers also found that swishing with pure cranberry juice reduced acid production in dental plaque from both children and adults.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
That a documentary has never been nominated for the best picture Oscar is cuckoo bananas, pure and simple.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
"You could see how the team responded and how they were with the fans. It was pure joy and happiness. We want to capitalise on these emotions."
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
One look in our direction and her eyes lit up like stars, and pure, unrestrained joy glittered and shone in them.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
"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
One of Parton’s first forays into purer pop, this single has the stomp and shuffle of funk and could easily be retrofitted into disco DJ sets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
As researchers develop even purer magnetic materials, magnon lifetimes may continue to improve.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026
Mr. Vance fulminates: “Never have I read a purer distillation of our worship at the altar of commerce.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 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
There was, however, “a serpent lurking in the long grass”—to wit, Thatcher, for whom Mr. Kidd has the purest loathing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
His mute misadventures are the purest expression of animation’s freedom to do and draw anything.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 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
Up to fifteen feet in height, it is covered head to foot in purest white hair.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
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