absolute
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In that group, women treated with beta blockers had a 2.7 percent higher absolute risk of mortality during 3.7 years of follow-up compared with women who were not treated with beta blockers.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
They do not have unlimited or absolute control over beneficiaries or estate property.
From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026
Trey Mangum says of the runaway No. 1 pick, “Dropping just in time is Netflix’s ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures,’ anchored by Sally Field and an absolute shoo-in.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
The historian argued that Castro feared any rapprochement with Washington would spur political and economic reforms on the island that would jeopardise his absolute power.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
“No time for hugging—we gotta fight these absolute geese!” said Valley, her hands up in fighting stance.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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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