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State Controller Malia Cohen sponsored Assembly Bill 1447, which seeks to define the process for California to take custody of securities when the owner is deemed absent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

“I do think Paxton needs to define Talarico, and he needs to do it soon,” John Wittman, an unaffiliated Republican consultant and former adviser to Gov. Greg Abbott, said in an interview.

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026

But a game that could define their season follows next week when they host Hull City - who came up through the play-offs - at the Coventry Building Society Arena.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

The best-known category in recent years has been ESG—environmental, social, and governance—a slippery set of criteria to define, and one recently out of political and investor favor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

For a reason I couldn’t define, I had a fear of knowing too much about him.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

“If the agreement defines a direct competitor as any other company under the sun, that could be considered unreasonable and then that agreement could not be enforceable,” he says.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

“Run, Denise!” is the kind of unhelpful remark, delivered by Greg when his wife is already well aware that a T. rex is bearing down on her, that defines the dialogue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

The UK government defines a child as anyone under 18.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

In Seoul's affluent district of Gangnam, a severe heatwave has changed the currency of cool: access to air conditioning now defines the line between the haves and the have-nots.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

In Mind the Stop Carey defines punctuation as being governed “two-thirds by rule and one- third by personal taste”.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author

Chronic pain is defined as pain that lasts longer than three months and means the nervous system stays stuck in emergency mode.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

Plagiarism can be defined as the appropriation of someone else’s words or ideas without acknowledgment or compensation.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

Appalachia -- a region defined by the Appalachian Mountains that includes all of West Virginia and parts of a dozen other states -- is a major mining hub in the United States.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

The U.K. insurer said the partnership would help boost its business taking over the management of defined pension plans from companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

It can only be defined by the anecdote, the chance encounter or the sentence overheard.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

We believed that the defining metaphor of the new era would be the fall of the Berlin Wall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

Yet its defining identity has been the heartbeat of high school football.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

"An overly dry spring and a heatwave in the second half of June were defining factors" leading to what the group described as a "below-average grain harvest" forecast at 41.9 million tonnes.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

Something new to listen to: Six years ago, indie rocker Phoebe Bridgers’ last solo album became one of the defining records of the decade.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

This had led, in turn, to the accident of his being named Gogol, defining and distressing him for so many years.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri