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purist

[pyoor-ist] / ˈpyʊər ɪst /


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To the disdain of purists, so much of the Super Bowl coverage is about anything but the football.

From Barron's

“It’s not purist at all. It’s more primitive, like a barn converted into a house, massive and cozy at the same time.”

From MarketWatch

It's now seen as second fiddle to the track and road, but it's the purist form of distance running for me.

From BBC

"Who even are these boxing purists?" he jokes.

From BBC

Seasonal purists could just download the dozen or so Christmas episodes of this long-running and still-exceptional drama about a group of midwives working out of a convent in London’s East End.

From Los Angeles Times