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interpretation

[in-tur-pri-tey-shuhn] / ɪnˌtɜr prɪˈteɪ ʃən /


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The Kansas City district has denied breaking the law, and in a letter to the government last month, it offered a narrow interpretation of deception as a rare exception.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

“The difference in interpretation of the inflation data between Waller and Warsh is big. They don’t agree,” said Claudia Sahm, chief economist at New Century Advisors.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

He continued to insist he believes he had done "nothing wrong", but ultimately it would be a "matter of interpretation" for the investigation to resolve.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

Insert your own interpretation for that event here.

From Salon Aug. 28, 2026

My researches do indeed involve the interpretation of robot behavior in the light of the Three Laws of Robotics.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

“It opens up this can of worms of interpretations that are sometimes not based on reality,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

But it also nods to what both “Transamerica” and “Travelin’ Thru” do so well, suggesting that there are various interpretations for everything in life.

From Salon Aug. 28, 2026

It fell apart within a week, predictably, as the two sides acted on conflicting interpretations of its central provisions.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

Our collective image of a humongous horse on wheels came down from centuries’ worth of artists’ interpretations: A Greek vase from 675 BCE.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

During this visit, according to John M. D. Pohl, the archaeologist whose interpretations I am mostly following here, 8-Deer accidentally encountered 6-Monkey, the young wife of the much older king of Red and White Bundle.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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