Ocwen Financial Corporation has been on an absolute tear over the past week.

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In the past decade, the absolute difference between the preliminary and final benchmark revision has averaged 37, 000 jobs.

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It is quite likely that in the past couple of years absolute levels of poverty have decreased, simply because employment has risen, while relative poverty has not, because economic growth has meant big increases in income for some at the top.

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In Germany's second-most populous state, where his party has held an absolute majority of the legislature's seats for the past 30 years, he can do pretty well what he likes.

ECONOMIST: Germany

"It has been an absolute pleasure and privilege to work with Nigel Clough over the past 10 months, " he added.

BBC: Derby chairman Pearson exits club

And we are heartened, as we have been in the past, by comments that have been made about the absolute necessity of raising the debt ceiling because we do not want another recession.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

This is true both in absolute terms and, strikingly, relative to the improvements made to U.S. forces over the past decade.

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As I previously suggested, in absolute numbers, very few US persons renounce citizenship, although as a percentage, this number has increased over the past few years.

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