abstract

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My own experience watching these debates unfold has underscored how quickly abstract legal theories can translate into concrete consequences for voters.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

These aren’t abstract concepts; without them, financial literacy is just a checklist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

For shareholders of teams, sportsbooks, prediction markets and media companies that have committed billions of dollars to the games, integrity is not abstract.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

Baker’s Indigenous and German heritage inform her three large abstract collage hangings, created using synthetic turf animated by acrylic paint, yarn and a variety of natural materials, including corn husk, willow, buffalo hide and buckskin.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Liszt was moving away from the idea of music as an abstract entity, something to be listened to attentively for forty or so minutes, towards orchestral music as a representation of something extra-musical.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall