ascertained
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We drove alongside some of the vehicles, peered in windows, and ascertained it was nothing.
From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025
She’s ascertained that she’s not a child and not an adult; not the sick little girl named Marcy who she used to be, nor her maker’s favorite.
From Salon • Sep. 24, 2025
However, Mr Brookes said it was unclear how the Turkish police ascertained he had been driving at speed.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2025
Norfolk Police said the cause of death could not be ascertained from the post-mortem examination on Thursday.
From BBC • Nov. 22, 2024
Early researchers' figures were, to put it mildly, informally ascertained.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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