well-defined
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Like Neapolitan pizza, the New York bagel has certain well-defined characteristics: rolled from a cold-fermented, high-gluten, low-hydration dough flavored with malt syrup, kettle-boiled, then baked.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
This provides an excellent opportunity for Congress to establish sensible criteria and well-defined remedies for each category of tariffs.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026
"If you look at how drugs have evolved over the last few decades, we have gone from well-defined small molecules to more complex but less structured medicines," Mirkin said.
From Science Daily • Feb. 18, 2026
If Europe’s economic problem is well-defined, the political fix hasn’t been.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
In the dim light his features were sharp and white and his closed eyes well-defined lines in a well-tooled face.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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