delimit

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One task will be delimiting the ocean, which some researchers think could exist in multiple layers, separated by high-pressure species of ice.

From Science Magazine

It’s a funny line, but it’s also as if he has delimited the four-year age window within which his situation will cease to be amusing.

From New York Times

He said oil ships operate in “territory that is yet to be delimited.”

From Washington Post

Said Thomas, speaking for the majority: “The government must affirmatively prove that its firearms regulation is part of the historical tradition that delimits the outer bounds of the right to keep and bear arms.”

From Washington Post

“The government must affirmatively prove that its firearms regulation is part of the historical tradition that delimits the outer bounds of the right to keep and bear arms,” Justice Thomas wrote.

From Washington Times