definition

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Attracting millions of likes on social media, the images show the two bodies from unusual angles in glorious high definition.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

“Under the longstanding definition, undocumented immigrants are domiciled in this country: They reside here, with ‘an intention to remain,’” the challengers add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

“For us the definition of success is to compete in a sustainable way,” said Thorrington, who is also LAFC’s co-president.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Anne Quinn Young, the chief mission officer of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, the country’s largest funder of myeloma research, calls the new IMS definition of the term cure “a watershed moment.”

From Slate • Mar. 29, 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