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Loyalty’s true definition can be found within the relationship a person has with their barber.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
One theory: There’s no unanimous definition of who belongs to the middle class.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
The move to explore a new definition for teenage relationship abuse comes as a result of this review.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
They support a broader definition that also considers waist measurements and medical conditions associated with excess weight.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
Although these modern tunes do not fit the traditional definition, they are also called folk music.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
Among the definitions of impeachable conduct provisionally approved early in the Constitutional Convention were “treason, bribery, or corruption” and then “treason or bribery.”
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 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
"We ask that Australia clarify how exactly 'harm' and 'risks' shall be determined... ensuring these definitions do not encroach on protected speech," the US said in its submission.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
The authority of the ICJ was built on the precise legal definitions established by figures like Raphael Lemkin, who coined “genocide,” and Sir Hersch Lauterpacht, who helped shaped the concept of “crimes against humanity.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
She had tried to read the whole dictionary once, so she knew the definitions of a lot of words that started with “a.”
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
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