indefinite
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The analysis is the latest to take aim at the lasting power of the deep, indefinite housing shortage relative to demand that has defined the past decade of housing activity—but it isn’t the first.
From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026
Weaknesses include the immense and indefinite control of Musk and the artificial-intelligence business’s high upfront cost and unclear path to monetization.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
Immigration proceedings, the court explained, are civil, not criminal matters, and the Supreme Court has long suggested that there would be serious constitutional problems with a statute that allows indefinite civil detention.
From Slate • Jun. 17, 2026
Five years ago, Chwalinska took an indefinite break from tennis after losing in the first round of qualifying at Wimbledon.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
A waft of wind came sweeping down the laurel-walk, and trembled through the boughs of the chestnut: it wandered away—away—to an indefinite distance—it died.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing indefinite
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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"CLEP Financial Accounting," Vocabulary from Chapter 16
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Means to an End: Fin
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