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[def-uh-nish-uhn] / ˌdɛf əˈnɪʃ ən /


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One theory: There’s no unanimous definition of who belongs to the middle class.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

By definition, those wobblers aren’t aerodynamic, so getting them deep is harder than it appears.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

This definition comes from “Doll Dressing,” an exhibition at the Museum at FIT, organized by its senior curator of costume, Colleen Hill.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus, made up of Democrats from the Senate and House of Representatives, said in a statement on Wednesday that "Dolores Huerta defied definition".

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Indeed, because all facts are by definition true we tend to think all truths are facts.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Treasure has a variety of definitions, external, as per the Treasure Act of 1996.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

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

Schools often adopt “cookie cutter” risk-management programs to fulfill compliance, but they emphasize legal definitions and lack cultural relevance and specific scenarios, Vitchers said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

As California ushers in its certification label, she said, other states could adopt similar certification programs or develop their own definitions of ultraprocessed foods while a uniform federal definition is still in the works.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

While other students casually worked to complete the worksheet, Boobie ate some candy and left blank the entire second page, which asked for definitions of certain genetic terms.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger


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