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abstract

[ab-strakt, ab-strakt, ab-strakt, ab-strakt, ab-strakt] / æbˈstrækt, ˈæb strækt, ˈæb strækt, æbˈstrækt, ˈæb strækt /








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De Gaulle was unbothered by his distance from Paris, for as the author observes, “his conception of France was an abstract one. He had little emotional attachment to places.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

In Moerdijk, that dilemma is no longer abstract; it's immediate, and it is set to reshape the lives of Jaco, Andrea, Jacques and everyone living on the fault line of the green transition.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Almost any explanation can be labeled race neutral in the abstract.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

Instead of relying only on patterns from data, it uses rules and abstract concepts such as shape and balance.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Not the way you humans talk about the abstract one.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi




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