be derived
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How much of those refined products can be derived from a barrel of oil depends on the type of crude oil being processed, as the chart below shows.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
Much of the government’s criminal case against Rubin appears to be derived from two civil suits filed against him in 2017 and 2018.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026
An unremitting tragedy that permanently altered our lives — where little meaning can be derived and which even less justice has been served.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2025
The answer was to give a person a family name, which could be derived from patronymics and matronymics - names based on a father or mother's name.
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2025
They explained their methods so clearly that, when better observations were available, more accurate answers could be derived.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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