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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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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

Outside students from a liberal arts college are practiced in abstract analytical thinking—how institutions are made, what purpose they serve, for whom.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

These differences "cannot be resolved by simply reading an abstract right to strike into Convention No.87 and trying to impose it on employers, workers and governments", said Santos.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Pollock, who died in 1956, was a major figure in the abstract expressionist art movement.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

In six weeks it would be an actual thing out there in the world, about halfway to completion, not just an abstract concept.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon




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