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"Classified workloads are by definition opaque," said one organizing employee, who was not named in the statement.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
Balance, by definition, inherently involves equal consideration of more than one point of view.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
“The effectiveness of strategic stocks in calming prices ultimately depends on the duration of closure of the Strait of Hormuz, as stock release is by definition an interim and short-term measure,” the chief economist says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
First, scientists, by definition, don’t believe anything until it’s proven, and these things are often almost impossible to prove in the real world.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026
All I knew was that Schindler may have been a Nazi, and therefore by definition dangerous, but he acted in a way that no other Nazi I knew did.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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