definitively
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“I wanted you to hear it definitively: We are not selling the Dodgers,” Kasten repeated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
"We are trying to definitively encircle the fire today," regional government spokesperson Nicolas Yernaux told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Taylor Farms used the revision to push back on the idea that its lettuce had been definitively identified as the source; federal officials, though, maintained that the broader epidemiological and traceback evidence still pointed there.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
"My hope is that we prove to players over time that this is definitively a good thing for the game and the community," Steranka says.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Flynn wanted to identify the source of the rising IQ scores more definitively.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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