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Instead, they expect the 10-year Treasury yield to end the year at 5.1%, up from 4.4% in July, and believe higher rates will define the rest of the decade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

When we catch ourselves in these negative thought patterns, it’s important to remember that our socioeconomic status doesn’t define us.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

These sites have previously been used to define maximum possible ages for the origin of animal life.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

It shows to me how this generational change thing, you can’t define it by data points so well.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

If you don’t get out there and define yourself, you’ll be quickly and inaccurately defined by others.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Known as the Lawson criterion, this equation defines the conditions required for ignition.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

A relatively small group of venture funds manage megafunds, which PitchBook defines as funds exceeding $500 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

There are different ways academic research defines AI “exposure.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

The Met Office defines this as temperatures reaching 26 to 28C - dependent on location - for three consecutive days.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

“Anyway, Chris,” Seven says, “DeVante’s got a point. What makes his name or our names any less normal than yours? Who or what defines ‘normal’ to you?

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas

Take Pitt’s “F1: The Movie” and this year’s “Heart of the Beast,” where Pitt plays hypermasculine characters whose lives, actions and goals are defined by a relentless desire to come out on top.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

That guidance may also affect the treatment of homeschoolers, whose participation is currently affected by how they’re defined in state law.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Under normal circumstances, unaccompanied minors are defined as children who arrive at a U.S. border alone, with no parent or guardian.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

A market correction is generally defined as a decline of at least 10% from a recent peak — meaning the Russell 2000 would need to end at 2,761.58 or lower to officially enter one.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

In my Harlem community, career was defined as having a “good” job versus what my dad called “bull” work.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

With both Manchester City and rivals Manchester United having huge international draw, football is one of the city's defining assets, said Subrahmaniam Krishnan-Harihara, head of research at the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

“It’s not like sustainability is gone,” he said, “but it’s not at the top, and it’s not the overall defining strategy around the world.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The researchers confirmed that extreme debris disks have three defining characteristics.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

He added: "I owe an apology to my national team teammates for having left the camp... I apologise to the Portuguese people once again, but a broken word has, for me, a defining impact."

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

“One of the defining characteristics of the Divergent is that their minds are Assistant to simulations,” says Tobias.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth