defining

Example Sentences

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Hedging still makes sense, as does defining risk without forgoing potential rewards.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

But financial constraints, inconsistent support systems and limited access to global markets remain, albeit in different forms — and the creative hustle of that defining era is still as important as ever.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Dubois, meanwhile, has operated at the higher level and his concussive punching power remains his defining asset, with 21 of his 22 victories coming inside the distance.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Members discussed defining the deficit in payments in “terms of ‘basic balance,’ ‘liquidity basis,’ or ‘official reserve transactions,’” not trade.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Where the Aristotelian universe had one centre, there were now potentially five different ways of defining the centre of the universe.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton