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Recent Examples of demarcateThis means organizing the world into distinct spheres of influence, boundaries that demarcate the spaces where a great power has the right to practice unfettered expansion and domination.—Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025 The Karman Line, located 62 miles above Earth, demarcates the edge of space.—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025 Ortagus emphasized the need for the Lebanese Army to assert control over all Lebanese territory, not just south of the Litani River -- a boundary demarcated by U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701 that prohibits armed Hezbollah presence south of the river following the 2006 war with Israel.—Arkansas Online, 5 Dec. 2024 The spaces between each panel clearly demarcate one moment in time from the next.—Art Spiegelman, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for demarcate
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Betts spent the All-Star break — his first healthy break when he wasn’t named an All-Star since 2015 — back in the Nashville, Tenn., area, working out at a facility and continuing his deluge of swings that have defined his season.
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Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
20 July 2025
Whether the pending head of editorial content reports to Anna Wintour, Lauren Sanchez Bezos, or some yet-unknown successor, Vogue’s uphill battle requires earning influence with audiences no longer trusting it to define trends.
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