definition

Example Sentences

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This definition typically leads us to technology, consumer, and healthcare companies, and certain types of industrials.

From Barron's

The law as written is extremely broad, and many of the terms it uses don’t have concrete definitions, said Laura Dickinson, a professor at George Washington University’s law school.

From The Wall Street Journal

“People have feelings; we have anxiety. And by definition, anxiety doesn’t have a specific object. It’s just: “I feel anxious.”

From Salon

The courts have expanded their definition of concepts like conflict, independence, and control beyond the traditional legal anchors in ownership, voting power, or contractual rights.

From Barron's

"Most studies count extreme events or measure how severe they are, but by definition extremes are rare. That gives you very few data points to study changes over time," Rateb said.

From Science Daily