ascertained
Example Sentences
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Officials have not yet ascertained the full geographical extent of the latest outbreak, with surveillance and laboratory investigations ongoing.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
The researchers also assessed severity of CTE and found a connection between high grade CTE and dementia before death, with the latter ascertained by the players' medical notes and interviews with family members.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Officials say their cause of death will be ascertained after a post-mortem examination.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
We drove alongside some of the vehicles, peered in windows, and ascertained it was nothing.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2025
But no; they ascertained that the smell was coming from their clothes.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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