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"The definition has been kept so vague that almost any benefit accruing to a person can be considered or argued to be an allurement," said Abhay Thipsay, a retired Bombay High Court judge.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
The weekend before the event, the White House reversed course, nixing a debut of the full definition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
The final version excludes resale marketplaces from the definition of a speculative ticket seller.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
But, as Stone makes clear in her video content, her definition of liking or even loving a husband is both laborious and ascetic to an extreme.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
“That’s the dictionary definition of ‘quitter,’ all right.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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But critics say its broad definitions, severe penalties and scrutiny of even voluntary conversions risk drawing the state and the police into one of the most private decisions a person can make.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
That meant LGBTQ+ and single people who historically had been shut out by definitions of infertility as a failure to conceive after six to 12 months of unprotected heterosexual intercourse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
But the one part of the market that has cooled are so-called momentum stocks, whose precise definitions vary but basically are bets that fast-rising stocks will continue to gain ground.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
The reason comes down to the definitions institutional investors use.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
It contains active definitions for musical terms; music lessons regarding the meanings of musical notation; and exercises designed to further understanding of musical notes, chords, and many other musical aspects.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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