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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

Even when the Fed said little, though, markets would seize on every bit of information to discern the Fed’s next move.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

If he has an agenda, it is impossible to discern what it is.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

The porcupine was close enough that he could discern the individual quills, slender and sharp.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

Here and elsewhere, Ms. Chan brings artists and their audience to life in a few telling lines, and discerns music-sharing motivations in brushstrokes, embroidery and regalia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 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

Right up to today, Mead’s keen eye discerns strategies and patterns that may have gone unnoticed.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 2, 2022

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 1924 Immigration Act limited immigration so drastically, that it can be discerned by a distinct bend in the chart of US annual population growth.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 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

Despite police officers’ efforts to allow political speech, all that could be heard were jeers and insults, though the word “sham” could be discerned amid the din.

From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2024

Between the echoing blasts of fireworks, I discerned a flapping sound like the unfurling of membranous wings.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

That tumult was especially pronounced last week, as traders took a more discerning look at the market’s biggest AI players—with drastically dissimilar results.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

The caveat is that they are not making the decisions, but are discerning the mood.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

After driving Micron Technology shares dramatically higher over the past year, investors seem to be getting more discerning.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026

But despite the heady stock jumps and widespread markets FOMO, investors are a lot more discerning than they seem.

From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026

Silvery patterns decorate his skin, matching his discerning silver eyes.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer