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Such funds invest in startups that are typically raising their Series C or later rounds, according to the data provider’s definition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
"By focusing on how life spreads and interacts with environments, we can search for it without needing a perfect definition or a single definitive signal," said Harrison B. Smith.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
She asked ministers why specialist maths teachers were not routinely trained to recognise dyscalculia, and whether the government planned to establish a formal definition.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
“This is, in fact, the definition of a peaceable revolution, if any such is possible.”
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
“Do you know the definition of the word hallucination?”
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
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