define

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Of those two well-known styles, growth is the recent standout and the easier of the two to define.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The party's manifesto outlines what it says are the "the immediate key priorities that will define a Plaid Cymru government".

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

AI is supposed to define everybody’s future, but some people think that Apple has fallen behind in the AI race.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

The Vikings added in a separate post: “He helped define what it is to be an NFL safety.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Of particular interest to a brainy, idealistic youth such as Farmer, Virchow helped define the field of medical anthropology—the study of human health and disease and public health care systems.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French