definition

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The name change is required because Brussels is relaxing its labelling rules, widening the legal definition of marmalade across Europe for the first time.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

“I don’t even think a passport issued before this ruling would be proof of citizenship anymore, because the definition of citizenship would have shifted,” Lang said.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

“For us the definition of success is to compete in a sustainable way,” said Thorrington, who is also LAFC’s co-president.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 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

Mother looks at me, her eyes focused once again, full of something that I am certain has no word or definition.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson