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He acknowledges financial technology has changed the definition of the money supply and money’s velocity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Under the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, external, one definition of genocide is "imposing measures intended to prevent births" within a "national, ethnical, racial or religious group".
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Department of Housing and Urban Development definition of homelessness as living in “a public or private place not meant for human habitation.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
There is no universal definition, but shell companies are businesses that exist primarily on paper and lack direct human owners.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Things which were odd, by Julian’s definition, often turned out to be amusingly mundane.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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Rights group Amnesty International has said the case "relies on vague, overly broad and arbitrary definitions of 'subversion'".
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
“State laws offer varying definitions that prosecutors have largely accepted, and courts have increasingly defined the category, usually functionally.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
“Plaintiffs’ market definitions bear no relationship to the realities of today’s marketplace and cannot withstand scrutiny.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
They could be considered in a bear market by some definitions.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
The award-winning poster included ten tips for running a successful lemonade stand, a profit-and-loss statement, business definitions, and a chart that tracked franchise profits.
From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies
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