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In private phone conversations with Carney’s predecessor, Justin Trudeau, Trump had threatened to scrap the 1908 agreement delineating their shared border.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

He and the large L.A.-based produce company have dueling legal complaints over a contract delineating how the fruit was to be marketed and sold.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

The related documents have provided the biggest tranche of information about the case thus far, delineating key details in the ongoing investigation, which has been shrouded in secrecy.

From BBC Feb. 26, 2026

The accents are depthless, burnished black: black railings enclosing white porches, black drainpipes crawling down white walls, black trim delineating white window frames.

From Slate Mar. 6, 2025

I draw them, delineating the structures with different colored pencils, though I can never get the same luminous brillance.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood