become definite

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“The idea is that the past history of the universe has become definite when someone or people now are observing things about the past universe.”

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2025

The idea was long pondered and circuitously approached, but it will be seen from one of the following letters that it had become definite in 1903.

From The Letters of Henry James (volume I) by James, Henry

Prognosis will become definite in proportion to the physician's knowledge not only of the ontogenetic history of the individual patient, but also of the phylogenetic history of the race.

From Origin and Nature of Emotions by Crile, George W. (Washington)

Its institutional forms had become definite, its terminology fixed, and the materials for a study of the life of the fourteenth century student are abundant.

From Life in the Medieval University by Rait, Robert S.

Shvernik said, "Thus far we've rambled around hurriedly on a dozen subjects but now we must become definite."

From Revolution by Reynolds, Mack