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[dih-rahyv] / dɪˈraɪv /


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It is said to derive from the words used by The Spectator magazine when the journalist had missed the deadline to file his column.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

The key to the success of the method -- which the team informally dubbed "helping hands" -- is the transfer of healthy photosynthetic algae, also known as symbionts, from which corals derive their color.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Mark Taylor, CEO of the Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority North West, told the BBC: "The incident led to a delay in the fishers being able to derive an income from the bed".

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

The dollar jumped to a 16-month high against a basket of currencies on Thursday as it continued to derive support from the prospect of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates further.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The ancestral language may derive from what is known as the Hopewell culture.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

“My anger derives from the sympathy I feel for those cancer patients who turn to laetrile. They are being victimized twice—once by their disease, and once by the profiteers.”

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026

Platinum’s value derives primarily from industrial uses and therefore is a proxy for economic activity, while gold proxies not only for that activity but also for geopolitical uncertainty.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Executives say loyal customers—the firm derives about 55% of monthly revenue from repeat buyers—have come along for the ride.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

This equal four-step pattern is where the technique derives its name.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Montaigne’s thinking here derives from his reading of Lucretius.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

For most of them, this compound derived from apricot pits had nothing to do with politics.

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026

Some people scoff at trading strategies derived from numbers on a chart, but charts are just visual representations of market activity.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

The findings challenge a longstanding assumption in paleontology that molecules associated with blood, particularly those derived from hemoglobin, could not remain preserved across such enormous periods of time.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

The website said the frozen Popsicles contain a peptide derived from fava beans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

I derived from this, that Joe’s education, like Steam, was yet in its infancy.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

The dollar jumped to its highest level since April 2025 against a basket of currencies, deriving continued support from the prospect of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates further.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Physicists have spent decades trying to reproduce the process with mathematical equations, but deriving the necessary formulas proved exceptionally difficult.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

But the North Sea is not seen as deriving much profit for the group, even if more drilling is allowed.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

A year ago, 13% of S&P 500 index constituents noted benefits deriving from AI adoption.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 2026

After a while he fell asleep, and she lay there holding his head, deriving a small but important comfort, even faintly smiling as she stared at the ceiling.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols


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