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[def-uh-nish-uhn] / ˌdɛf əˈnɪʃ ən /


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And the definition of “consumer” includes any “subscriber of goods or services” from the provider.

From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026

The “solution” in both instances is universality, both geographically and in terms of the definition of the tax base.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Dunmoyer maintains that even if they’re not explicitly listed, data centers just don’t fit the measure’s definition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

The benchmark for the definition is the sea-surface temperature anomaly in part of the Pacific Ocean, which is now at record levels.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

The same phrase is then employed by Newton in his definition of inertia; he evidently took the phrase from Descartes, and discovered only later that it originated in Lucretius.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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

But critics say its broad definitions, severe penalties and scrutiny of even voluntary conversions risk drawing the state and the police into one of the most private decisions a person can make.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

When asked to specify what in the law backed its interpretation, the commission cited the separate definitions section and wouldn’t comment further.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

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

Her own ward had been redesignated as an overflow to acute surgical, but the definitions meant nothing at first.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan


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