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Such funds invest in startups that are typically raising their Series C or later rounds, according to the data provider’s definition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Kalshi says that sports event contracts meet the intentionally broad definition of a swap, which are federally regulated financial products overseen by the U.S.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
Executives justified that expansion over the past few years by arguing that the definition of sport had expanded, as athleisure blurred the lines between athletic and casual activity.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
"By focusing on how life spreads and interacts with environments, we can search for it without needing a perfect definition or a single definitive signal," said Harrison B. Smith.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
“Your uncle Charley’s father and grandfather were custodians at Riverview. ‘Someone employed to clean and maintain a building’ is only the second definition of that word.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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