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These shapes, which were sometimes thousands of miles apart, weren’t natural formations: Defined by stone walls, they tapered over large stretches of terrain, ending at enclosures surrounded by curious circular shapes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

Defined benefit pensions, sometimes known as a final salary scheme, are directly linked to a worker's salary and length of service.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025

Alan Paul’s ‘Brothers and Sisters: The Allman Brothers Band and the Inside Story of the Album that Defined the ’70s’ tells the story of a great comeback album.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2024

Defined as a body mass index of at least 30, obesity is thought to power type 2 diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, fatty liver disease, and certain cancers.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 13, 2023

Defined and distinguished in these ways, these two departments of higher human life present themselves for comparative study and historic explanation.

From The Doctrine of Evolution Its Basis and Its Scope by Crampton, Henry Edward