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Each spring, hundreds of thousands of birds gather here to feed and rest before lifting north again, following migratory paths far older than the farms and highways that now define the valley.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Few companies have managed to define how people use technology in their everyday lives as resoundingly as Apple.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 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

I want to define my place in their worlds and not try to understand the definitions the senator spews forth about his own.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson