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There is an actual legal definition for that designation.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
Clearly, OpenAI, valued at close to a trillion dollars in its most recent funding round, doesn’t fit that definition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
The tools available to retail investors are, almost by definition, those that have not demonstrated enough edge to be worth keeping private.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
What Gyllenhaal was promoting was intangible, something that money couldn’t buy and no agent could secure: his personal definition of masculinity.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
“That’s the dictionary definition of ‘quitter,’ all right.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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