definition

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Some families have a narrow definition of what it means to be homeless.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

“Under the longstanding definition, undocumented immigrants are domiciled in this country: They reside here, with ‘an intention to remain,’” the challengers add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

But in a report published on Tuesday, the body representing police chiefs will say their use has become disproportionate in recent years, and the definition should be redrawn to reflect the social media age.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Anne Quinn Young, the chief mission officer of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, the country’s largest funder of myeloma research, calls the new IMS definition of the term cure “a watershed moment.”

From Slate • Mar. 29, 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