definitive

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While none of these indicators is definitive in isolation—and certainty only comes with hindsight—the accumulation of such signals warrants attention.

From Barron's

Webster is the man definitively responsible for removing the u’s from “colour” and “honour,” for example.

From The Wall Street Journal

Although we couldn’t definitively say when our dynamic shifted into something deeper, we agreed it had.

From Los Angeles Times

Head made that view look folly and with his second century, he has now landed a definitive blow.

From BBC

But he noted that without the October data it was difficult to draw too many definitive conclusions about wider trends.

From BBC