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purity

[pyoor-i-tee] / ˈpjʊər ɪ ti /


NOUN
innocence
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NOUN
chastity
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De Palma paints pictures that don’t conflict so much as they coexist, like two sides of a coin — purity and debauchery, the real, politically sanctioned currencies of this country — fresh from the U.S.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

By testing three YIG spheres with different levels of purity, the researchers found a clear pattern.

From Science Daily Jul. 2, 2026

Low-enriched uranium - typically 3-5% purity - is enough to produce reactor fuel required for a nuclear power station, but weapons-grade uranium needs to be at least 90% enriched.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

Her purity and devotion are difficult to portray with the requisite sincerity—today she would seem abject.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 1, 2026

He did have many of the qualities of the Star Wars hero, a kind of wholesome purity that seemed too good to be true but was so natural as to make him appear almost delicate.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

But there are heroes, too, who remind us of our own potential for villainy, impure mirrors who reflect back at us the false purities we hide.

From The Guardian Jan. 27, 2018

And Gorky was far from alone in his scorn, as painting raced toward the purities of Abstract Expressionism.

From New York Times Sep. 3, 2015

As soon as you start to demand metals at higher purities then the costs soar.

From Forbes Aug. 19, 2013

But seabed explorers have found purities of 10 percent and higher — turning the obscure deposits into potential bonanzas.

From New York Times Jul. 9, 2012

Mort de ma vie! am I not the very slave of your sex, that for all the charms, the goodness, the kindnesses and purities, is a continual reproach to mine?

From Doom Castle by Munro, Neil




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