ultimate

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Schneiderman said it is "highly unlikely that the US will choose to use nuclear weapons against Iran. It is the ultimate Rubicon to cross."

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

On the flip-side, Microsoft would not compete with OpenAI to build the ultimate goal of AI researchers: machines that can perform knowledge work better than any person, also called superintelligence.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

“It’d be the ultimate 60th birthday present, right?” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

After rehearsing again and again, UConn’s players come to understand that Hurley’s sheet amounted to college basketball’s ultimate cheat code.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

But at the same time he failed in his ultimate objective: he could not produce an experiment in which his magnets spontaneously rotated.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton