defines

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This sense of his musical self is what sets Thompson apart — and defines his craft.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

He defines a “black-influence district” as one that is at least 40% black, and the new map would have brought the Fourth District just below that threshold.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Instead, Virginia law specifically defines “general election” as occurring “on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.”

From Slate • May 8, 2026

It defines External link illegal insider trading as “misappropriation of confidential information in breach of a pre-existing duty of trust and confidence to the source of the information.”

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Yet another common suffragist strategy was the presentation of pageants, which the dictionary defines as “an elaborate public dramatic presentation that usually depicts a historical or traditional event.”

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler