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definitively

[dih-fin-i-tiv-lee] / dɪˈfɪn ɪ tɪv li /


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Until then, nobody—not even OpenAI itself—had definitively linked the incident to OpenAI’s agents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

It’s still early, so it’s hard to say definitively.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

Because the evidence comes primarily from genetic associations and experimental models, the researchers cannot yet definitively establish exactly how the mechanism operates in humans.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

The problem is we still do not know definitively what the US strategic objectives are in Iran.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Some economists consider the findings of the new studies murky; it cannot be definitively shown that mobility has fallen during the last generation, they say, only that it has not risen.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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