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absolute

[ab-suh-loot, ab-suh-loot] / ˈæb səˌlut, ˌæb səˈlut /






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“I have such incredible respect for anybody who knows how to entertain at that level because it’s an absolute gift — and it’s really hard work.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

For Kim, stopping defections is essential to maintaining absolute control.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

A month after the 7 October attacks, he told a German newspaper that claims he wanted to strengthen Hamas were "an absolute lie".

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

"The Agency is committed to ensuring that those entrusted with our Nation's secrets are held to the absolute highest standard."

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

His equally absolute defeat of the younger, highly respected Larsen proved that Fischer was in a class by himself.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

No doubt, but as we have seen with the handball law if you add more absolutes that simply results in more disallowed goals.

From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025

Johnson told Barron’s that the projected percentage increases represent ranges rather than absolutes, and that individual payouts would depend on the company and the employee’s performance.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025

Venable treats even his most culpable characters as human beings — perhaps the play’s boldest move in an age of moral absolutes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2025

"They are not designed to be absolutes," he said.

From Reuters ● Oct. 2, 2023

All of us, when it comes to personality, naturally think in terms of absolutes: that a person is a certain way or is not a certain way.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell




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