absolute
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But while the PP came out ahead with 53 seats, that is down from 58 in 2022 and below the 55 needed for an absolute majority in the assembly to govern alone.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
“There is no such thing as absolute immunity for federal officers who commit crimes in this state or any other.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
These devices trap single ions such as aluminum or ytterbium, cool them to temperatures near absolute zero, and control their quantum states using lasers.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
“It was just absolute bumper-to-bumper traffic all the way around the loop. Zero places to park, cars just circling all day, and people pulling off into just random spots,” Wilson said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
“Oh, really? Well, if x is greater than or equal to zero, then x to the fourth power minus six times x squared plus nine equals the absolute value of x squared minus three.”
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
Vocabulary lists containing absolute
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 6
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, "A Date That Will Live In Infamy" (1941)
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