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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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Black and Indigenous Americans, labor organizers, immigrants, queer people, political dissidents, abuse survivors, and countless others have discovered that rights celebrated in the abstract can evaporate when exercised against the wrong forces.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

The setting for this two-hander is more abstract than usual for Hunter, who is one of the theater’s outstanding American realists.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Zandt published a brief abstract about the Randolph earthquake in Earthquake Notes, but the finding attracted little attention.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

I know saving for retirement can feel very abstract, especially when there are more immediate financial needs that seem likely to contribute to your happiness in the near term.

From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026

His paintings were gorgeous abstract masterpieces, and people were comparing him to the masters.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman




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