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delimits

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present tense third-person singular of delimit

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

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First, the platform will provide tags that indicate which election markets are low volume, which Kalshi defines as those with less than $10,000.

— Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
Using the scholar’s own words, Baird lays out Said’s role in public life and defines one of his principle intellectual projects.

— Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026

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