defines

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Instead, Virginia law specifically defines “general election” as occurring “on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.”

From Slate • May 8, 2026

“The landscape of childhood defines how we view landscapes for the rest of our years,” she writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The legislation defines “personal information” as anything that identifies, describes or relates to the protected individuals, including their names, addresses, telephone numbers, physical descriptions, driver’s licenses, financial information, license plate numbers and places of employment.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

BNP is forecasting 3% GDP growth and defines a recession as anything that’s less than 2.5% worldwide.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

It defines the value of a telecommunications network, say, the Internet, as proportional to the square of the number of users.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel