definitions

plural of definition

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Recent Examples of definitions Clear definitions and consistent methodologies could determine whether the resulting statewide data provide a meaningful picture of AI's workforce impact. Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 The questions and product definitions used in these surveys can also be inconsistent. Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026 No political spin, just a focus on the numbers from governments’ own reports and how their unique accounting rules and financial definitions are obscuring the full truth of their financial story. Sheila Weinberg, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2026 Finally, given that the Supreme Court’s determination that bribe and gratuity have different definitions under the law, that ruling should, in turn, dismiss the interfering with the IRS charge. Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 By placing a trans man at its center, the film exposes how fragile our definitions of gender truly are. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026 The jumble of competing definitions and data points is enough to melt the brain. Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 The agency would update those definitions every year as AI capabilities change. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026 There are some very fine definitions of where conch will like to spend their time. Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 31 July 2026
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Noun
  • These form the spine of the book, interwoven with descriptions of swims of varying lengths in a very wide range of locales—rivers, waterfalls, ponds, different coves and beaches, each different and beautifully captured for the reader.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The results showed that ratings and reviews, with 53 percent, and detailed product descriptions, with 52 percent, now beat a discount or deal, with 49 percent, as the factors shoppers weigh most when forming buying decisions.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Kristinka Lazar, for example, used the time as an artistic residency to create a collection of paintings called The Gift of Being Seen, featuring 45 portraits of local villagers.
    Liz Provencher, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Watermelon was founded in 2024 by brothers Badie and Hamza Ali to present more complex portraits of Palestinians and Arabs.
    Brent Lang, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The children also provided the opportunity to shift away from certain depictions in Blyton’s writing.
    Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Las Vegas is subject to cliched depictions in popular culture.
    Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Several other curved, slender bones were soon found nearby, according to pictures shared with the station.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Zeimetz, coincidentally or not, posted pictures at a Hammond restaurant and at a Joliet Slammers baseball game on those corresponding dates.
    Megan De Mar, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Civic Life, showing artists’ portrayals of experience in the courthouse, the polling place, the political headquarters, and elsewhere.
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Researchers said participants wanted content creators, influencers and television and film producers to offer more nuanced and authentic portrayals of religion and spirituality.
    City News Service, Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026

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