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pure

[pyoor] / pjʊər /






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“It reflects either pure sloppiness on Paxton’s part or a deliberate effort to conceal some of his investments and property holdings,” said Craig Holman, a government affairs lobbyist for the nonpartisan good-government group Public Citizen.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

At the heart of the detector are 10 tonnes of extremely pure liquid xenon.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

The number of pure defence startups around Munich has doubled to around 60 in recent years, according to the local Chamber of Commerce and Industry, while drone makers have been announcing bumper fund-raising rounds.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

"Every time I see an Everton fan, it's just pure love and the way they've welcomed me since that first game against Leeds, I'll never forget that."

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

“If your bond is not pure, the ritual won’t work,” Ama answers.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

"I think young people in the village and, actually, myself, aren't as strong-spirited as in the past... People were purer," she said.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

The kind of more simple aspect, especially when I was restoring the boat, was that it felt a lot purer and simpler.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

As researchers develop even purer magnetic materials, magnon lifetimes may continue to improve.

From Science Daily Jul. 2, 2026

Mr. Vance fulminates: “Never have I read a purer distillation of our worship at the altar of commerce.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

But apparently the machine had a purer soul than any human.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

With its growth tied directly to AI infrastructure spending, “King Slide is the purest AI play in Taiwan,” J.C.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

"This work reflects a philosophy of chemistry that's designed to accelerate drug discovery in its purest form," says Moses.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

Music is perhaps the purest of these art forms, tapping into our lizard brains to regulate our emotions that are seeking to make sense of this precious yet maddening existence.

From Salon Jun. 5, 2026

It’s the purest demonstration of what it means to bring together subjective lived experience and academic knowledge.

From Slate May 27, 2026

Rain said the trip was the purest form of education—learning by doing.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman




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