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deduce

[dih-doos, -dyoos] / dɪˈdus, -ˈdjus /




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They deduce that, overnight, instruments have recorded a tightening cluster of earthquakes beneath Yellowstone’s vast caldera, which is roughly 55–70 kilometers across.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

I need to acknowledge up front that it is unwise for anybody—including me—to deduce any comprehensive conclusions about the Democratic Party and where it’s headed from Wisconsin’s gubernatorial primary last week.

From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026

Those who trust these writers’ capabilities with using comic book properties as springboards to examine thornier issues can probably deduce that “Lanterns” is employing it for a specific reason.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

The researchers concluded that vets could use such timed “up and go” tests to deduce whether a dog’s physical functions are declining between visits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Thus if the crux of the problem was to deduce an unusually clever arrangement of inorganic ions and phosphate groups, we were clearly at a disadvantage.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

She correctly deduces that he knows nothing of personal tragedy, though she is clearly charmed by him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Then, with what it deduces about an individual's personality, the AI overlays that on top of what advertisers already know about people.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025

This kind of wearable device uses green light to detect blood flow beneath your skin and deduces your heart rate.

From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2022

He looks around and deduces that, in this very moment, he’s a character in a play that’s currently being written by Gunderson.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2021

Because he saw that Major Rathbone’s wounds were caused by a knife, and because he hadn’t heard any gunshots during the performance, Leale deduces that Lincoln was stabbed.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

After scouring job postings online and talking with local ranchers, he’s deduced that the land might soon be transformed into one of the many large-scale data centers moving into Montana over the past year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

Barclays deduced that the prediction markets with the most liquidity were able to provide valuable insights that can be compared to other available data.

From MarketWatch ● May 1, 2026

The game, designed by Japanese artist Kotake Create, drops you into a white-tiled subway corridor that you’ll encounter again and again until the keys to unlock the title escape are deduced.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026

Several Syrian sources have deduced that out of almost 50 new military roles that have been announced, at least six have gone to foreigners.

From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2024

This method derived from the theories of the Russian physicist George Gamow, who deduced from quantum mechanics that the occasional particle from even a moderately energetic beam could penetrate the nucleus.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

These include age verification tools such as facial age estimation, which must be "robust" in deducing whether a user is over 18.

From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2025

Their system is becoming increasingly capable of deducing what is and is not alert-worthy on its own by using context clues, he said.

From Slate ● Dec. 11, 2023

The IRS doesn’t track the race or ethnicity of taxpayers, but researchers used a methodology of deducing race by name and geography.

From Washington Times ● May 15, 2023

“It’s like deducing the properties of unobserved dark matter by looking at its gravitational effects.”

From Science Magazine ● Jul. 20, 2022

Am I right in deducing that these charges were incurred by you?

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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