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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 team's most important advance was finding a way to define the neutral axis using only the geometry of the color metric.

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

"To the Congolese youth: Your starting point does not define your destiny. Work, believe, persevere. The world is ready to hear your voice."

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Shawn had a gift for language, for using it to define others.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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