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Cosby defined it to me as “books that took noir existentialism out the cities and the back and brought it down into the hills and the hollers, the low country.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

The following decades saw scandals featuring legislators and political operatives of both parties who were accused of conflicts of interest, which were generally defined as a person’s private interests.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

Even as oil prices soared, the S&P 500 never entered correction territory, typically defined as a drop of 10% or more from a recent high.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

“I wanted to do something more heart-driven that was defined by me.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Architecture’s parameters are defined by utilitarian function and structural system, but there is almost always an aesthetic component as well, even when it consists of nothing more than a decorative veneer.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson