definition
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What we’re left with, for now anyway, is a murky, “I know it when I see it” definition of mine that no business owner can reliably apply.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 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
The cap-weighting and resulting concentration aren’t bad by definition, especially during bull markets.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
Langtree-Marsh said although the name "doesn't exactly roll off the tongue", she was happy the definition "moves away from focusing solely on the ovaries".
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Once again, I think about the definition I found online.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
Vocabulary lists containing definition
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Language and Grammar - Introductory
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