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The Wall Street Journal couldn’t determine what charges are being explored.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

My wife says we should see what he needs and respond accordingly, but I don’t want his needs to determine our level of financial support.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Each one reduces the number of viable possibilities and helps determine where future experiments should look.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

Devon and Cornwall Police said partner agencies continued "to assess the unexploded ordnance", stressing work was "ongoing to determine the safest and most appropriate course of action".

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

A judge was going to determine whether the boy had to go to a reformatory home or could stay put, with relatives who didn’t particularly want him.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

It determines the gravitational force between any two objects, whether those objects are two laboratory masses, a person and Earth, or two astronomical bodies separated by enormous distances.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

A trial of the facts is an option that is open to prosecutors if a court determines that a person is unfit to stand trial and criminal proceedings cannot go ahead.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

They believe in a higher power or spiritual force, but don’t typically embrace a more personalized belief that the God of the Bible determines the course of their lives and is active in human affairs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Davis was also instrumental in doubling the Oscars’ best picture category from five nominees to 10 in 2009, establishing the preferential ballot system that determines the academy’s top prize.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

So the best answer we can give to our question depends on how high a particle energy we have at our disposal, because this determines on how small a length scale we can look.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

I was also determined to assign and sell the remaining seven years on Tabla’s lease.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Despite adversity, Eckhart was determined in her October 2025 post.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

On Monday, he said the UK was "determined to secure the long-term operation of the base" and work "towards a resolution".

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

The researchers also determined that three gentoo populations previously classified as subspecies are different enough genetically to be recognized as full species.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

“Every season, cattlemen drive thousands of cows north to Oklahoma,” Father says, determined.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

At the end of last year, Singh and his co-founder laid off five engineers after determining AI agents could do their work—and do it 24 hours a day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Because such events are rarely witnessed, researchers say careful documentation is important for determining whether these behaviors reflect maternal attachment, grief-like responses, or other forms of social and emotional behavior.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

America’s homegrown narratives also have a distinctively national flavor, portraying the choices made by individuals as determining their fate.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

But even that isn’t guaranteed, since determining what qualifies for the exemption is left to the commission.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

“Did you write papers? Sing songs? How was he accustomed to determining your final grade?”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt