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[dih-fahyn] / dɪˈfaɪn /




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"And once again, I see that it is others who will investigate and define what was done to me and to other Inuit women."

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

The analysts define their price as a multiple of marginal cost — the cost of the least efficient miner — of the last two cycles, from 2016 to 2019 and 2020 to 2023.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

Ms. Rundell, though she’s published her fair share of children’s books, hesitates to define children’s literature.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

But a game that could define their season follows next week when they host Hull City - who came up through the play-offs - at the Coventry Building Society Arena.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

She lets it define her for herself, too.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

“Offering a generous 20-foot-wide footprint and spanning 5,000 square feet, this six-bedroom, six-bath residence defines timeless urban sophistication,” the listing crowed.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

The UK government defines a child as anyone under 18.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

In Seoul's affluent district of Gangnam, a severe heatwave has changed the currency of cool: access to air conditioning now defines the line between the haves and the have-nots.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

The U.S. became what the United Nations defines as an “aging society,” where at least 7% of the population is over 65, in the early 1940s.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

It’s strange that something she was born with, that’s of no choice of hers, is now the sole thing that defines her in the eyes of others.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

His 2014 earworm ‘Too Many Cooks’ defined a trajectory that’s become fashionable.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Ryonex is not exactly a hot search item, and I’ve come across plenty of other sloppypastas with similarly inscrutable figures, like a “techno” producer named Orivex whose “growing visibility” is defined by an A.I.

From Slate Aug. 28, 2026

Dick’s is also trying the change the format of Foot Locker from a wall of sneakers to clearly defined shoe categories.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

Notifications would be silenced during school hours, defined as 8:00 am to 3:00 pm on weekdays between August 15 and June 15.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

Miig and Wab were lighting the candles and the room became lighter and smaller, the space more defined.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

The defining problem of modern food vigilance is not necessarily that we know too little.

From Salon Aug. 27, 2026

Chelsea probably should have won the Champions League too, losing in the semi-finals to Monaco, but that became a defining moment for the man who would replace him.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

By defining the disorder more precisely at the cellular and molecular levels, studies like this one could eventually provide new targets for treatment.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

Yet its defining identity has been the heartbeat of high school football.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

The defining feature of the place is that the only thing the Rose brothers do is fight.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak




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