defining

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When Euphoria first launched, it quickly became one of the defining shows of its generation, but after a five-year break marked by strikes, rewrites and cast departures, it returned to a noticeably more divided response.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

PSG, the first team to retain the trophy since Real Madrid in 2018, is defining an era.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

The organization also says that it acts as “the official public-private partnership that connects, aligns, and amplifies national and local efforts to deliver the defining presidential moments of this anniversary year.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Damage to myelin is also a defining feature of multiple sclerosis.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

Others were single, defining moments from their life.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman