definitively
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He also pushed Sauer to say whether his rule would deny birthright citizenship to all Native people, which the solicitor general could not answer definitively.
From Slate • Apr. 1, 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
While she’s toured with Marilyn Manson, and some might slot Peaches into a sort of “shock rock” category, she definitively knows where she stands.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
When asked whether the outbreak had been contained, Dr Anjan Ghosh, of Kent County Council, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme they were "not in a position yet to say that definitively".
From BBC • Mar. 19, 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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