struggling to live a life of purity while surrounded by wickedness
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Fittingly, the brand builds most of its formulas around cica sourced from Madagascar, where the plant grows with exceptional purity, thanks to the island’s relatively untouched environment.—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 21 Mar. 2026 This could improve photon purity and enable more advanced functionalities, including chiral quantum light and hybrid inorganic-organic devices.—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Mar. 2026 The idea of purity — whether in food, body or belief — often masks hierarchies of power.—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026 Blue, clear water is almost our definition of purity.—Outside Online, 18 Mar. 2026 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