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indefinite

[in-def-uh-nit] / ɪnˈdɛf ə nɪt /


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The complaint was filed on behalf of 14 deportees, some of whom are currently held in Equatorial Guinea under conditions "amounting to arbitrary and indefinite detention", according to the lawsuit, seen by AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Chwalinska struggled with depression for two years and took an indefinite break from tennis after losing in the first round of qualifying at Wimbledon in 2021.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

But only a handful have instituted indefinite bans, and just four other towns have sent related matters to the ballot.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

It doesn’t inherently require large-scale occupation or indefinite responsibility for political outcomes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

And yet, positively: The ability to consider experience so abstractly allowed me to shape into desire what would otherwise have remained indefinite, meaningless longing in the British Museum.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez




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