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[deem] / dim /


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“As an independent entity, it is important for them to be able to proceed with the work that they deem appropriate,” McOsker said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

But some experts say they could also be a statement on which pockets of the AI hardware sector investors deem resilient.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

In Nepal, authorities have also ordered the removal of online content that they deem to be misinformation about the floods.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

The world of “Lanterns” prefers to be bracingly honest about our false assumptions about heroism and whether the people we deem to be noble really are.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

“And how much gold would you deem sufficient for such a voyage?”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

The Guardian deems it a "four-star return to the castle".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

OpenAI is restricting the cyber capabilities of a new model it deems capable of pulling off automated cyberattacks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Now, the group deems it the highlight of the day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

"This is a message that Pyongyang is closely watching the upcoming drills and could stage a provocation if it deems one necessary."

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

The term sex refers to the biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women, while gender refers to society’s constructed roles, expectations, behaviors, attitudes, and activities that it deems appropriate for men and women.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

In July, however, the Federal Communications Commission added new foreign-made advanced robotic devices to a list of products deemed an “unacceptable risk” to national security.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

They said he would be protected for the duration of his trip because he was deemed vulnerable to an attack.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Boehler’s office, and the White House, may get involved regardless of whether the person has been deemed “wrongfully detained,” an official designation that didn’t apply to Castillo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

It is quite another to put on trial those deemed responsible.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

Since none of the other runs had been deemed suitable for preservation this way, this was a big step.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

City officials on Tuesday “red-tagged” seven of those homes in the Capistrano Bay District community, deeming them unsafe for residents, and two others were “yellow-tagged,” signifying some safety concerns, according to Dana Point officials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

You have three options: First, if you claim now at 64, your benefit is permanently reduced, and because of the aforementioned deeming rules.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

In 2023, judges halted the trial, deeming the wheelchair-bound Kabuga "unfit to participate meaningfully" in proceedings, but he was ordered to remain detained awaiting provisional release.

From Barron's ● May 16, 2026

The three judges also found that the original judge had erred by not deeming Tickle's removal from the app based on Grover's "first visual review" of the profile picture as direct discrimination.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

The doctors didn’t remove the bullet, deeming it unsafe, so it remained lodged in Roosevelt’s fourth rib, just an inch away from his right lung.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple




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