- present tense form of define (3rd person singular).
defines
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They also allege dumping, which trade law defines as selling a product abroad for less than at home or below production costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
In a Foreign Policy essay last week, former Estonian president Kersti Kaljulaid defines the central problem in Europe, plausibly but rather too vaguely, as “intergenerational hopelessness” and a downward spiral of economic expectation.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026
Thrive LA defines itself as a centrist political advocacy group backed by business and community leaders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
In that teaching, the pope warned against a “technocratic paradigm” that defines people based on their productive outputs and erodes human dignity.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
It defines you to the core of your being, and only in dreams is one free of the yoke.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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