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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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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

On one weekend in Tokyo, hundreds of visitors flocked to a zine fair showcasing a wide range of handmade magazines in different sizes and formats -- some incorporating abstract designs, photography or personal monologues.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 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

Law school had seemed abstract and disconnected before, but after meeting the desperate and imprisoned, it all became relevant and critically important.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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