struggling to live a life of purity while surrounded by wickedness
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The research team also highlighted the Allam-Fetvedt Cycle that requires high-purity oxygen separated from air, which is mostly nitrogen and trace amounts of other gases.—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025 Joe … was known for his high standards and purity off the field.—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025 The Real Real Blue shade stands for denim purity— bright, honest, raw.—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 10 Oct. 2025 The folk world saw itself as one of acoustic purity, but suddenly that idea was becoming the horse-and-buggy.—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for purity
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Middle English purete, from Anglo-French purité, from Late Latin puritat-, puritas, from Latin purus pure
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