definitively

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A recent Wall Street Journal analysis suggests that more people moved out of the U.S. than moved in last year, something that hasn’t definitively occurred since the Great Depression.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Oil prices are unlikely to fall much further until there is clarity on negotiations and traffic definitively resumes through the Strait of Hormuz, where around 20% of the world’s daily supplies of oil normally pass.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Bibring reviewed footage related to Islas’ shooting and could not definitively say if the round that struck him came from an FN 303.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Despite a number of high-profile former rugby players having had the disease, there is no scientific evidence definitively linking MND with repeated concussion.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

No one knows enough about Greek astronomers to be able to definitively identify the creator of the mechanism.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler