definitive

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declined to offer a definitive timeline for the conflict or rule out a ground invasion in a news conference Tuesday morning, though he said negotiations are ongoing.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Even so, researchers have not reached a definitive conclusion.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

The IPL, critics argued, was a domestic proving ground - impressive, but not definitive.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

And Tirel is very much inspired by Henri Soulé, whose Le Pavillon was the definitive New York restaurant for a generation, and whom Greene wrote about beautifully.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Brooke walked over to the television as if now she had said the definitive words on the subject of Imogen Sokoloff.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart