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[def-uh-nish-uhn] / ˌdɛf əˈnɪʃ ən /


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Young people who end up playing in the NFL are, by definition, by far the fittest and strongest in their schools and colleges.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

He said he cannot believe, nearly ten years after the fire, that government officials, the fire safety industry and developers are still wrestling with the definition of what is safe.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Its definition of "allurement" includes employment, free education at a religious institution, a promise of marriage, a "better lifestyle" and "divine healing".

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

The move comes despite the lack of a nationwide definition for what makes a food “ultraprocessed.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Mother looks at me, her eyes focused once again, full of something that I am certain has no word or definition.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

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

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

Her own ward had been redesignated as an overflow to acute surgical, but the definitions meant nothing at first.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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