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delimiting

verb

present participle of delimit

as in defining

to mark the limits of the highway delimits the eastern edge of the downtown area

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Recent Examples of delimiting Libertad highlights that, in the face of suffocating and delimiting colonialism, Puerto Ricans have always fought for a better future. — Vanessa Diaz, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2026

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Designed by Atelier Invictus and designer Fabio Rotella, the 55-footer introduces a fresh aesthetic but retains all the defining characteristics of the ST550 that debuted at Cannes in 2025.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2026
In the long term, the results lend weight to a prediction from OpenAI’s chief global affairs officer, Chris Lehane, that AI will be the defining issue of the 2028 presidential election.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 4 Nov. 2026

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