ascertaining
Example Sentences
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The return on the S&P 500 isn’t based on picking winners or ascertaining market sentiment.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
And if you’re brave enough to step deeper into the lot, yet clearly not confident in ascertaining a Golden Pothos from a Pothos N’Joy, a woman with a warm smile will approach you kindly.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2025
"I am writing this letter to you, with the main purpose of ascertaining your feelings towards a subject well known to both of us," it began.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2024
But ascertaining numbers has been stymied by privacy limits that Capasa said the new survey hopes to overcome.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2024
The ladies were somewhat more fortunate, for they had the advantage of ascertaining from an upper window, that he wore a blue coat and rode a black horse.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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