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[def-uh-nish-uhn] / ˌdɛf əˈnɪʃ ən /


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Open AI models are, by definition, harder to control, as users can alter their parameters -- potentially for malicious purposes.

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

The reality is by having a higher age rating than Spider-Man, it is by definition reducing the amount of people who can buy the game.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

The “Mormon Wives,” a group of women associated with the social media clique known as #MomTok, never neatly fit the internet’s definition of tradwives, either.

From Salon Sep. 12, 2026

The definition of “on time” is not provided in the report.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2026

This definition at least eliminates the confusion of treating as works of art such natural phenomena as flowers, seashells, or sunsets.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

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 definitions appear below the frames, reminding us that the men were not just shot with a firearm but also by a camera, shot being shot.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

Conventional definitions of the working class often miss how people understand their own place in society.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2026

Professional investors have long segmented the market by how large and how fast-growing stocks are, although the definitions of “large,” “small,” “growth” and “value” are all over the map.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

There are many words and definitions I have never lost.

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




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