definitive
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You came to a pretty definitive idea about him on the show.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026
The single definitive state reply came from Florida’s attorney general’s office, which concurred with ICE’s findings that the death of Royer Pérez Jiménez, 19, at the Glades County Detention Center was a “presumed suicide.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
It's not a definitive list - teams don't have to put all the changes on that sheet, only the ones that are visible.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
“It’s Ellington’s way of telling us that there is no definitive American sound. Like the nation itself, the American sound is always in flux.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
I knew where he was coming from, but still, I suggested it would have helped me out if he’d given a definitive no to surfer boy.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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