define
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Brine is one of those flavors that’s easier to recognize than define.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
To define interest-rate cycles we used the federal-funds rate and defined a cycle as any one where interest rates were going in a particular direction over a six-month period.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
The team's most important advance was finding a way to define the neutral axis using only the geometry of the color metric.
From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026
"To the Congolese youth: Your starting point does not define your destiny. Work, believe, persevere. The world is ready to hear your voice."
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
"The bad things that happen to us don't define us. It's just important sometimes that people understand where we're coming from."
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Vocabulary lists containing define
The Language of Standardized Tests, List 1
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The ACT: The Language of the Test, List 1
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