defines

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Just a decade before Rockefeller’s triumph, Americans resolved a hugely consequential debate over a fundamental question that still defines our economy today: What is a share?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Alberto Fujimori's legacy still defines his daughter's political identity — and is both an asset and a liability.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Transportation construction spending, as the government defines it, refers to structures used for transportation, such as airport hangars, bus terminals, railroad tracks and marinas.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

The California Constitution defines a large number of offenses where bail can be denied outright, among them rape, burglary and arson.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

But he is black-haired and gold-skinned and though his eyes are the same pale gray as the Commandant’s, there is no trace there of the gimlet flatness that defines most Masks.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir