not pure
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This, in other words, is not pure benevolence from Jeffries.
From Slate • May 4, 2024
The gold medals weigh 529 grams and are not pure gold.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2024
Some environmentalists don’t like PHEVs because they’re not pure electric drive and people don’t always charge up, instead relying more heavily on the gas engine.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2023
"Beef" is not pure comedy even if its leads and co-stars like David Choe, who plays Danny's criminally minded cousin Isaac, play it that way for much of its run.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2023
It was not pure white, but rather a grayish offset, and its wide skirts and bodice were encrusted with thousands of minuscule crystals that reminded Celaena of the surface of the sea.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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