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Since the entire brand of America’s foremost tastemaker is to discern the good things from tackiness, the debacle has bewildered longtime fans.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

Nonetheless, Anzoategui is still able to discern a consistent pattern: disruption is modest but it is apparent and it’s becoming harder to ignore.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

“Traditionally, it isn’t so much about somebody being more moderate,” he said, in part because voters can’t always discern moderation among candidates of an opposing party.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

How is this content affecting our culture and what happens when we can no longer discern what is real?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

For centuries after, people imagined that they could discern ghostly samurai armies vainly striving to bail the sea, to cleanse it of blood and defeat and humiliation.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

“No computational system, however sophisticated, can create a heart that gives itself, or a conscience that discerns good from evil,” he wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

She discerns in the subject’s eyes a “warning.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

The bad news, however, is that the patterns Turchin discerns suggest that the crisis will almost certainly get worse.

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2023

Through his meditations on William Blake’s “The Marriage of Heaven and Hell,” Nemo discerns that liberation can only be attained through creation.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2023

There are three kinds of intelligence: one understands on its own; the second discerns what others understand; and the third neither understands by itself nor through others.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

Mr. Blum’s direction doesn’t allow for enough speaking silences, which might allow the characters’ interior lives to be discerned more clearly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

The researchers discerned patterns of meaning in lines, notches, dots, and crosses on objects like mammoth tusks as old as 45,000 years in caves in Germany.

From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026

Myanmar has a rich culture of fortune-telling, and many believe the future can be discerned by mystics.

From Barron's ● Dec. 21, 2025

The state of their relationship can be discerned in the way they interact over breakfast in the garden.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2023

From his agitation, I discerned that Lord Cheldthorpe had given no firm word on whether he would support our continued experiments and grace the arts of our house with his beneficence.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

But revenue of $3.74 billion fell below the $3.77 billion figure that analysts were modeling, a tough outcome in a market in which investors have become more discerning about technology companies’ results.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

"You can't get a more discerning audience than a class of teenagers," she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

"Neutrons are ideal at discerning light elements including hydrogen and its isotopes, such as deuterium."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

There’s no doubt that measuring mechanical functionality and discerning historical fidelity have become critical components of the conversation.

From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026

The more discerning would see an entrance to the best nightclub in New York City, the premiere gathering place for anyone without a heartbeat.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny