as in defining
to mark the limits of
marked off the outline of the mural first
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Millions looked on as Britain's future king and queen wed on April 29, 2011, at Westminster Abbey in London, defining a new era for the monarchy.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
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The soft, sunny color is the perfect hue to transition into the warmer months, and Kristi Patterson, founder and principal designer at Grace Hill Design, says yellow is emerging as the defining color of the season.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Apr. 2026
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Not content with limiting real-world testing, F1 now also strictly limits the number of hours a team can use a wind tunnel—which can be only 60 percent scale—as well as the number of hours of CFD simulations.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2026
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The government has also proposed limiting the number of guns someone can own to as few as four and implementing periodic reviews of existing gun licenses.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Even after Bo Bichette’s two-out, bases-clearing double gave New York the lead, Brazobán came bounding out of the dugout.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2026
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An antelope on a ridge teasingly stares before bounding off up the rocky hill.—
Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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When describing his overall plan for ELL and emergent bilingual learning after staff cuts, Licata said those resources are not being spent in the right directions for students.—
Samuel O’Neal
Updated April 29,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Apr. 2026
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What the note was describing lay outside the perimeter.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Marking (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marking%20%28off%29. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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