defining

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PSG, the first team to retain the trophy since Real Madrid in 2018, is defining an era.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

A defining moment occurred at the end of September last season when Ousmane Dembele arrived late for training before the Champions League league phase game against Arsenal.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

The organization also says that it acts as “the official public-private partnership that connects, aligns, and amplifies national and local efforts to deliver the defining presidential moments of this anniversary year.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Damage to myelin is also a defining feature of multiple sclerosis.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

Briony resisted because she wanted to chase in solitude the faint thrill of possibility she had felt before, the elusive excitement at a prospect she was coming close to defining, at least emotionally.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan