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[dih-fahyn] / dɪˈfaɪn /




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Brine is one of those flavors that’s easier to recognize than define.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Bankers have told both companies that whichever startup goes first will get to define the new industry and benefit from being able to access large pools of cash eager to back new AI companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The goal was to define hue, saturation, and lightness using only the geometric property of highest color similarity.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

A new term has been coined by dermatologists and academics: cosmeticorexia, which they define as having an unhealthy obsession with achieving "flawless" skin from a young age, leading to an obsessive use of cosmetic products.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

I knew they’d have to push back against the stereotypes that would get put on them, all the ways they’d be defined before they’d had a chance to define themselves.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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