a certain

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I take from Charlie a certain charity about the body of Christ—the Church, defined very broadly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

"Mangrove plants are highly specialized, and they require a certain duration of flooding with each tide," said Luisa Fernanda Gómez Vargas, also from the University of Exeter.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Pidgeon: That was always something to contend with or accept, really, at a certain point.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Being a foodie has also become defined by leveraging a certain amount of cultural or social cache.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

By law, children under a certain weight have to ride in the back, strapped into an appropriate car seat or booster.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith