definitively
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A recent Wall Street Journal analysis suggests that more people moved out of the U.S. than moved in last year, something that hasn’t definitively occurred since the Great Depression.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Yet, Vonn would not definitively say that her competitive skiing career is over, during a recent interview with Vanity Fair’s Elise Taylor.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Oil prices are unlikely to fall much further until there is clarity on negotiations and traffic definitively resumes through the Strait of Hormuz, where around 20% of the world’s daily supplies of oil normally pass.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
Despite a number of high-profile former rugby players having had the disease, there is no scientific evidence definitively linking MND with repeated concussion.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
The truth is that this is not a question that I—or anyone else, for that matter—can answer definitively.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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