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“That is extremely humid by anyone’s definition, this isn’t just ‘Oh, it never gets humid in Southern California we aren’t acclimated,” said climate scientist Daniel Swain said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The legal definition for a political party donation includes payments for studies and research.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
One rescinded the longstanding definition of "harm," which had covered habitat destruction.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Granted, it’s by definition not the most diversified grouping, but right now it’s a way to ride the AI trade without worrying much about what the U.S. or Iran will do next.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
The simple truth is that the definition of Whig history has got tighter and tighter year by year.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Some definitions change according to location and season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 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
Rights group Amnesty International has said the case "relies on vague, overly broad and arbitrary definitions of 'subversion'".
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Conventional definitions of the working class often miss how people understand their own place in society.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 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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