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[dih-fahyn] / dɪˈfaɪn /




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Brine is one of those flavors that’s easier to recognize than define.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

The goal was to define hue, saturation, and lightness using only the geometric property of highest color similarity.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

Exhibition text here acknowledges the impact of Japanese colonialism on modern Korean painting, but the story stays with the artists, showing how they built internal support networks to define Korean modernism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

It was Brendon McCullum who said the Ashes could define his team, while Stokes asked them to make history.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

“I don’t think so. A name helps to define who we are. It reminds us of our history.”

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson




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