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[def-uh-nish-uhn] / ˌdɛf əˈnɪʃ ən /


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IPOs by definition are stock events, but options trading will likely become the main event.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

If that were the case there would be no net effect on the global stock market from this World Cup effect, since by definition there always is the same number of winning and losing teams.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

"Repealing the defence would, by definition, make this kind of reasonable parental behaviour prosecutable."

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

A team led by Los Alamos scientist Roxana Bujack used geometry to build a mathematical definition of color perception based on hue, saturation, and lightness.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

But then there’s another definition, the third definition.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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