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Recent Examples of definable
The modern concept of civility is not easily definable.
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Kenneth Lasson, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2024
Prizing the appearance of stability over the pursuit of definable national interests, the United States had for years ignored China’s flagrant theft of U.S. intellectual property—not to mention government secrets—and Beijing’s slow-motion takeover attempt in the South China Sea.
—Elbridge Colby, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2019
So what should a company do when there isn’t a definable mainstream?
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
The Overseers had no easily definable responsibilities, save for reporting to Dalio on the goings-on of the other new groups.
—Rob Copeland, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2023
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Kenneth Lasson, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2024
Prizing the appearance of stability over the pursuit of definable national interests, the United States had for years ignored China’s flagrant theft of U.S. intellectual property—not to mention government secrets—and Beijing’s slow-motion takeover attempt in the South China Sea.
—Elbridge Colby, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2019
So what should a company do when there isn’t a definable mainstream?
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
The Overseers had no easily definable responsibilities, save for reporting to Dalio on the goings-on of the other new groups.
—Rob Copeland, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for definable
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While image diffusion models add continuous noise to pixel values, text diffusion models can't apply continuous noise to discrete tokens (chunks of text data).—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
27 Feb. 2025
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As the Sinner case has made clear, no two doping cases are the same and comparing judgements made on discrete sets of facts and evidence is a limited exercise.—
Matthew Futterman,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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Focus Features‘ Woody Harrelson and Simu Liu deepsea diver thriller Last Breath off a B+, 4 1/2 stars PostTrak and a 61% definite recommend is only filing $7.3M for the three-day.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2025
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The height adjustment is a definite plus, and the display, overall, is a pleasure to work with.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
22 Feb. 2025
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An exclusive appointment with a sales associate is required to buy one of the bags, and an extensive purchase history with the brand is usually used as a determinate factor.—
Molly Davis,
The Tennessean,
15 Aug. 2024
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Perez was serving a determinate term for assault with a firearm and gang activity, authorities said.—
Nate Gartrell,
The Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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And a subway car is a confined space where there may be no easy way to escape danger.—
James Barron,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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The most conspicuous example is the open-air winter sculpture garden at the center of the residence, an intimate, confined courtyard that allows art and nature to coalesce.—
Troy J. McMullen,
Architectural Digest,
9 Dec. 2024
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Hofer is in the final year of a two-year, $1.55 million contract ($775,000 AAV) and will be a restricted free agent this summer with arbitration rights.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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For the Spurs, the distribution of opponents’ shot attempts in the restricted area dropped by five percentage points with Wembanyama on the floor.—
Shane Young,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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