With only this illusory exception, the general rule is an absolute.

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He's Africa's last absolute monarch and at the peak of his rule.

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The Ryder Cup is won by two or three players having stellar weeks, winning four out of five points, and I would not rule out Darren Clarke being the absolute star of the event.

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