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A few months later, the organisation issued a new set of guidelines, reiterating that it was "not in a position to issue regulations that define eligibility criteria for every sport".
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
The U.S. needs to define its goals and let other problems take care of themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
AI is supposed to define everybody’s future, but some people think that Apple has fallen behind in the AI race.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
“The first lease is not just a milestone, it will define the benchmark for every agreement that follows, and we intend to get it right,” Neugebauer wrote.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
Of particular interest to a brainy, idealistic youth such as Farmer, Virchow helped define the field of medical anthropology—the study of human health and disease and public health care systems.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.