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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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For many, the forecast is far from abstract.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

But then he turned to more abstract painting, and European interest in his work dropped off.

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

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

War, for me, had always been terrifying but also abstract, involving landscapes I couldn’t imagine and people I didn’t know.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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