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Flach says that having a purpose for a monetary gift can often help define its limits.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

"We will not let the vile actions of one man define our values and our integrity," he added.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Pop artist Peter Max, whose cheery psychedelic creations helped define the counterculture aesthetic in the 1960s, died on Monday, US media reported.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

But RSI is at least a little easier to define.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

In Eugene Maleska crossword terminology, he's braw and pulchritudinous, while Will Shortz, current puzzle editor for The New York Times, might define him as a "wower," the clue being "Turns heads, in a way."

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

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

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Instead, the research defines specific quantitative requirements that any proposed material, whether organic or inorganic, must meet.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

In the age of AI, Apple has lost its status as the company that defines how consumers interact with devices, a title it held for 40 years, from the Apple II to the iPhone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

A market correction generally means a decline of at least 10% from a recent high, while a drop of 20% or more defines a bear market.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026

“Truly, without her I wouldn’t be the same person. I couldn’t possibly be. She defines me.”

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin

It was lifted as part of a pilot scheme last year, with several Scottish clubs selling alcohol in clearly defined, monitored areas of the stadiums.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

I find that to be the trouble with the way people watch and talk about films these days, as if a movie’s merit is defined by whether or not it reflects the viewer.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

The law established a board of trustees to administer the new institution and defined its membership, powers and responsibilities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

All terms are defined in the last section of this article.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

With five Euclidean solids to play with, and one sphere inside the innermost solid as well as one outside the outermost solid, this defined six spheres—one for each of the orbits of the planets.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

Workers may move into and out of physically demanding jobs throughout their career, and defining such jobs would be “complicated and inevitably controversial,’ Altman said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

Many on Wall Street view a decline of at least 20% from a record high as defining a bear market.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

Those results provided the evidence needed to establish MAL as a distinct blood group system, with AnWj as its defining antigen.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

Investors appear to be wondering, with good cause, how Tokyo will end up defining the “normal” in “policy normalization.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

This had led, in turn, to the accident of his being named Gogol, defining and distressing him for so many years.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri