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And by definition, the committees will always be the last on an emerging asset class, because ultimately they need to see it become more mainstream.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The reality is by having a higher age rating than Spider-Man, it is by definition reducing the amount of people who can buy the game.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

"Judging a military deployment by whether it has solved a political crisis that, by definition, it cannot solve, would be misguided," Eledinov said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

The inflation threat that bonds face isn’t from inflation that is currently expected but from unexpected inflation — which, by definition, is unexpected.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

Well, by definition, i2 = –1—a point whose angle is 180 degrees from the x-axis; the angle has doubled.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife


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