definition
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After all, its returns are by definition average!
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
The Virginia Supreme Court decision pointed to a procedural flaw which turned on the definition of an “election.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
Butterfly Conservation said was most likely caused by ermine moth caterpillars, which feed inside the webs and "are the definition of a hungry caterpillar".
From BBC • May 13, 2026
I think it would help people to have a more personal definition of money as a central component of a life well lived.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
All of them were, almost by definition, odd.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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