definitions
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Example Sentences
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Counting the number of rogue vessels that may have skirted the blockade is difficult, due to the conflicting definitions and other factors.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
Yet the definitions that ultimately appeared in print did not always reflect the system Godlove had carefully devised; staff attrition, lost revisions and production pressures disrupted years of meticulous work.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
But like other definitions, it has its limitations.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
The Wives’ appeal is in the way they challenge such calcified definitions of “traditional” gender roles.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
Immie refused to strive for greatness or to work toward other people’s definitions of success.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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