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struggling to live a life of purity while surrounded by wickedness
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The column gossiped about which journalists and pundits did not pass the new purity test.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
Quality and purity vary widely in the supplement space.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
Blue diamonds of this size, purity, and tone are, of course, increasingly scarce.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 May 2026
Great big swaths of the audience are singing every song, every lyric, with maximum commitment and a kind of avid purity, one that extends to impassioned hand gestures and — of course — an ongoing cascade of tears.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 May 2026
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
Quality and purity vary widely in the supplement space.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
Blue diamonds of this size, purity, and tone are, of course, increasingly scarce.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 May 2026
Great big swaths of the audience are singing every song, every lyric, with maximum commitment and a kind of avid purity, one that extends to impassioned hand gestures and — of course — an ongoing cascade of tears.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 May 2026
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“Purity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purity. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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purity
noun
pu·ri·ty
ˈpyu̇r-ət-ē 
1
: the quality or state of being pure : freedom from impurities
2
: freedom from guilt or sin
Medical Definition
purity
noun
pu·ri·ty
ˈpyu̇r-ət-ē
: the quality or state of being pure
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