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ultimate

[uhl-tuh-mit] / ˈʌl tə mɪt /




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And yet the ultimate irony of the Geffen building is that its doctrine of a rigorously nonhierarchical museum, giving visitors absolute freedom to discover their own connections, is strenuously inflexible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

However, their ultimate destination is not the White House but a cable-news greenroom.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

That includes water for power generation, much of which gets recirculated, as well as for cooling and other purposes, so the ultimate amount may be less.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

"Every one of them showed strength, and profound courage, as they placed the safety of others above their own, demonstrating ultimate care for others."

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Cancer, perhaps, is an ultimate perversion of genetics—a genome that becomes pathologically obsessed with replicating itself.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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