purely

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Earlier this month, Farage said the £5m gift was "purely private" and "wasn't political in any sense at all".

From BBC • May 29, 2026

“In this scenario, I am the ‘other’ sibling, and although it was purely accidental, that didn’t make it hurt any less,” she wrote.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

In a society that has endured existential threats for centuries, the drive to build the next generation may outweigh purely economic considerations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The broader Alzheimer's field is already moving beyond purely symptom based treatment.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

The full mathematization of perspective is combined with a hint of the impossibility of a purely mathematical world.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton