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pure

[pyoor] / pyʊər /






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If Hormuz reopens and oil falls, that diversification should provide more protection than investors would get from a pure upstream producer.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

When it comes to records, the pure plastic pollution that comes from them is also a concern.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

He added: "Henry's family have responded to this in just the most extraordinarily dignified way. But I suggest the rest of us respond to this with pure, cold rage."

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The spoken introduction to “As You Lie There”—“I used to walk past your house / Every night I’d look up at your window”—is pure Shangri-Las.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

One unicorn, pure white with a silver blaze to its face, bent its soft white muzzle to his side.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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