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The measure defines a big institutional investor as an entity that controls 350 homes or more, and its definition of a single-family home includes duplexes along with traditional detached houses.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026
A behest, after all, is by definition a command or at least a strong suggestion.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026
For Women Scotland brought the case following its successful appeal to the Supreme Court about the definition of a woman in the Equality Act.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026
“Classic definition of insubordination” Ms. Couric calls it on her weekly webcast, saying CBS management didn’t have “any choice but to let Scott Pelley go.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
“Of course not. That’s the very definition of ‘constant.’”
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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