not absolute
Example Sentences
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But this prerogative is not absolute; like all presidents, Trump has to enforce the law under the basic limitations imposed by the Constitution, which protects documented and undocumented people alike.
From Slate • Sep. 10, 2025
“But those rights are not absolute, and that minor child also has certain rights that relate to their privacy, their autonomy, and not being discriminated against.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2023
They are not absolute and must operate within the confines of the competing interest of justice in this case.
From Salon • Aug. 16, 2023
However, she said that his First Amendment rights was "not absolute" amid the ongoing case - and warned that she would not allow a "carnival atmosphere" at his eventual trial.
From BBC • Aug. 11, 2023
The method provided only relative distances, not absolute distances, but even so it was the first time that anyone had come up with a usable way to measure the large-scale universe.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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