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Pet owners: You don’t need to know the definition of a “pocket poop,” but your vet does.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
One theory: There’s no unanimous definition of who belongs to the middle class.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
Among the areas it examined was the definition of domestic abuse and The Act's recognition of children – like Holly - as victims.
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
I don’t have much time; Woo is the very definition of unpredictable.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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
How much more evidence does the Alaska Supreme Court need that this decoy fits both definitions?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 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
I knew all of the definitions, but the other kids moved too fast for me.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
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