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It is maintaining these outdated financial thresholds while broadening the definition of an accredited investor to include anyone holding specific finance-related credentials, like a CPA or a CFA, regardless of their financial resources.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
The expert medical panel that Anderson heads up with Sachin Malde, a London-based consultant urological surgeon, is planning to deliver its official definition of chronic UTI in 2027.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
The World Meteorological Organization last month said it expected this cycle to meet that definition before it peaks in December.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
The Pentagon’s building its own generation is the definition of market dynamics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
St. Christopher, muscled like a weight lifter and crossing a stream of bronze, winked in the sudden light, giving fierce definition to an outsized staff and a Gerber baby Christ.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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To present an argument to an ITP, all this background knowledge must be entered, explicitly and formally, down to the simplest definitions of numbers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
As California ushers in its certification label, she said, other states could adopt similar certification programs or develop their own definitions of ultraprocessed foods while a uniform federal definition is still in the works.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
But critics say its broad definitions, severe penalties and scrutiny of even voluntary conversions risk drawing the state and the police into one of the most private decisions a person can make.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Which brings me back to my central-bank adviser and his answer about definitions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The third section was plain and simple vocabulary building, where I'd write words and definitions I wanted to learn and use.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
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