unabridged
adjective
un·abridged
ˌən-ə-ˈbrijd 
1
: not abridged : complete
an unabridged reprint of a novel
2
: being the most complete of its class : not based on one larger
an unabridged dictionary
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an unabridged reprint of a novel
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Instead of all this, the court should go back to the drawing board and toss out its ridiculous 2008 ruling in the Heller case, which first introduced the concept that the Constitution’s Second Amendment establishes a practically unabridged individual right to buy and own guns.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
Even sympathetic lawmakers and judges understand that this approach not only could be measured in bloodshed, but contravenes the wishes of the constitutional framers, who did not in fact create an absolute and unabridged right for anyone anywhere to purchase weapons of war.
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Maybe Scorsese could even release the unabridged set as a stand-alone.
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The special edition will include the unabridged text of J.K. Rowling’s 2000 novel, which follows Harry Potter during his fourth year at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
Even sympathetic lawmakers and judges understand that this approach not only could be measured in bloodshed, but contravenes the wishes of the constitutional framers, who did not in fact create an absolute and unabridged right for anyone anywhere to purchase weapons of war.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
Maybe Scorsese could even release the unabridged set as a stand-alone.
—Robert Christgau, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2025
The special edition will include the unabridged text of J.K. Rowling’s 2000 novel, which follows Harry Potter during his fourth year at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Unabridged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unabridged. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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unabridged
adjective
un·abridged
ˌən-ə-ˈbrijd
1
: not abridged : complete
an unabridged reprint of a novel
2
: complete of its class : not based on one larger
an unabridged dictionary
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