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[dih-fahyn] / dɪˈfaɪn /




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He said Goldenvoice searches for iconic works that will define the year, working with artists “ready to do something they’ve never done before” in “new mediums, new techniques and new ways of thinking.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Sterner tests await, of course, with the fate of weekend talks likely to define the market’s next moves, particularly if oil prices react more dramatically to the strait’s continuing closure.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Of those two well-known styles, growth is the recent standout and the easier of the two to define.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The party's manifesto outlines what it says are the "the immediate key priorities that will define a Plaid Cymru government".

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

I will never define myself in terms of anyone else.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan




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