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Ms. Rundell, though she’s published her fair share of children’s books, hesitates to define children’s literature.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

No single study can fully define the rate of CTE among NFL players, but "Daneshvar and colleagues provide one of the most informative estimates to date," they said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

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

If the future of filmmaking really is in the hands of those who can best define this dreary period of life, “It Ends” meets that challenge with an optimistic, tenacious flair movies have been missing.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

Mill claimed that women have been coaxed, cajoled, shoved and squashed into a series of feminine contortions for so many centuries, that it is now quite impossible to define their natural abilities or aspirations.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

“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

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

The U.S. became what the United Nations defines as an “aging society,” where at least 7% of the population is over 65, in the early 1940s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 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

Dick’s is also trying the change the format of Foot Locker from a wall of sneakers to clearly defined shoe categories.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

Low is defined as drinking less fluids to the point of being underhydrated, but not dehydrated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Notifications would be silenced during school hours, defined as 8:00 am to 3:00 pm on weekdays between August 15 and June 15.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

As James maintains: "As mental phenomena, they are defined on too abstract a level for the goals of cognitive neuroscience."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

He seemed deflated of the energy that had always defined him.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon

The defining problem of modern food vigilance is not necessarily that we know too little.

From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026

Parton also became known for memorable collaborations, notably with Kenny Rogers, whose duet Islands in the Stream became one of the defining hits of the 1980s.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

AI is poised to become one of the defining economic forces of this century.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

It seemed to me that one of the defining features of parents is that they don’t get paid to love you.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green