absolute
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She said providing good care was the "absolute priority" and that 55 more midwives will have joined the team by October.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
He called Sherpa an "absolute gentle giant of a man and a true 'tiger of the mountains'", in a post that assumed the worst.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
“It was just an absolute disaster,” Peggy Butler said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Even six and 12 months out, absolute returns have been surprisingly weak, Lerner pointed out.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
The Nazis called this philosophy the “leadership principle,” and it required absolute obedience to superiors.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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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