defining

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Their rivals believe Mercedes have found a loophole in the rules defining the engines' compression ratios.

From BBC

Those things really end up defining who you are, and that’s more what I want to know about.

From Los Angeles Times

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoken of a defining moment and a "new era" as he travels to Europe for a major speech to the Munich Security Conference.

From BBC

He attended Drew University to study English, but dropped out around age 20 after landing what would become the most defining role of his life: Dawson Leery.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yunus, who will step down after the vote, has promoted the charter as the defining legacy of his caretaker administration.

From Barron's