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Recent Examples of definitions
Applying terrorism designations to criminal syndicates, Brazilian officials say, conflicts with domestic legal definitions and risks blurring distinctions underpinning international counterterrorism law.
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 1 June 2026
That asymmetry is the reason the two categories are diverging into different industries with different physics, different buyers and different definitions of success.
—Ashutosh Saxena, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Hurricane season terms and definitions to know Tropical wave – Describes low pressure areas that move across the Atlantic and Caribbean – above the surface and not in the ocean – that the hurricane center watches for potential signs of development into tropical disturbances, depressions or storms.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 30 May 2026
In a report for the left-leaning Brookings Institution in March, Kolko said different studies had set forth inconsistent definitions of occupations deemed vulnerable to AI disruption.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 May 2026
Although dictionaries are imperfect, their definitions are the result of the rigorous study of word meaning and adherence to the scientific process of lexicography, the practice of writing and editing dictionaries and other reference materials.
—Phillip M. Carter, The Conversation, 28 May 2026
The new definitions and concepts that Scholze and Clausen have introduced are powerful but also complicated and hard to learn.
—Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 20 May 2026
But even these definitions still suffer from a lack of learning from the COVID experience, such as limiting exposure to being within about 6 feet for a cumulative period of more than 15 minutes.
—Zeynep Tufekci, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
Ben’Imana offers no simple definitions of courage, but rather a feverishly human group portrait of its possible expressions, with the exceptional triumvirate of Nyirinkindi, Kabano and the radiant Nishimwe forming the story’s broken but still hopeful heart.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 1 June 2026
That asymmetry is the reason the two categories are diverging into different industries with different physics, different buyers and different definitions of success.
—Ashutosh Saxena, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Hurricane season terms and definitions to know Tropical wave – Describes low pressure areas that move across the Atlantic and Caribbean – above the surface and not in the ocean – that the hurricane center watches for potential signs of development into tropical disturbances, depressions or storms.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 30 May 2026
In a report for the left-leaning Brookings Institution in March, Kolko said different studies had set forth inconsistent definitions of occupations deemed vulnerable to AI disruption.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 May 2026
Although dictionaries are imperfect, their definitions are the result of the rigorous study of word meaning and adherence to the scientific process of lexicography, the practice of writing and editing dictionaries and other reference materials.
—Phillip M. Carter, The Conversation, 28 May 2026
The new definitions and concepts that Scholze and Clausen have introduced are powerful but also complicated and hard to learn.
—Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 20 May 2026
But even these definitions still suffer from a lack of learning from the COVID experience, such as limiting exposure to being within about 6 feet for a cumulative period of more than 15 minutes.
—Zeynep Tufekci, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
Ben’Imana offers no simple definitions of courage, but rather a feverishly human group portrait of its possible expressions, with the exceptional triumvirate of Nyirinkindi, Kabano and the radiant Nishimwe forming the story’s broken but still hopeful heart.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for definitions
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Helen Toner, interim executive director at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology, said those differing descriptions about AI in the military are both true.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 May 2026
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Because the majority of deaths in remote or low-income countries occur at home rather than in a hospital, clinical or medical descriptions of the reasons for the mortalities also remain unknown.—
Diane Cole,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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Organized in six sections, combining both chronological and thematic approaches, the exhibition opens with a group of portraits of Lee Miller taken by some of the greatest photographers and filmmakers of the 1920s and 1930s – Edward Steichen, Cecil Beaton and George Hoyningen-Huene among them.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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The zoo frequently posts portraits of her on its Instagram page.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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For all the prior cinematic depictions of storming bunkers and camaraderie under fire, Pressure offers us the quiet heroism of rational restraint in the figure of James Stagg, who weathered his inner storms and bore the courage to be disliked.—
Daniel Jonah Wolpert,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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In this way, the film offers one of the most unique and realistic depictions of a famous historical battle ever put to screen.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 May 2026
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In comparison, the Jewel Changi Airport shopping mall has been truly embraced as a travel destination, with visitors flocking to its extremely Instagramable artificial waterfall to take pictures.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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But Hanna has gotten some great pictures, starting with that epic shot of closer Lucas Erceg in April.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2026
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Fictional portrayals making factual claims that induce reliance.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Since the 1990s the union has campaigned against discrimination and negative portrayals of minority groups in the media while also promoting workplace equality within the journalism industry itself.—
Idir Ouahes,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
20 May 2026
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