pure
Example Sentences
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“It may be counterintuitive, but I would argue that it’s a more pure form of acting,” he suggested.
From Los Angeles Times
Manilow, one of the biggest stars of the 70s and 80s, said it was "pure luck" that doctors found the spot early when he had an MRI following weeks of bronchitis.
From BBC
The infrastructure minister told the assembly her department did not offer compensation for "pure economic loss resulting from the exercise of its statutory duty to maintain the public road network".
From BBC
“Unless you hear it from HHS directly, this is pure speculation,” Department of Health and Human Services spokesman Andrew Nixon said.
The logic is closer to game theory than pure irrationality.
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