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derive

[dih-rahyv] / dɪˈraɪv /


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Part of the problem may derive from concerns about the listing of OpenAI.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The best coming-of-age stories derive their power from being endings as much as beginnings.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Hedge and haw derive from the Proto-Indo-European root kagh, “to catch.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

When investors want to express a view on the trajectory of the world’s financial markets, they often use the S&P 500 because its constituents derive so much revenue from international operations.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

What evolutionary benefit does a microbe derive from making us sick in bizarre ways, like giving us genital sores or diarrhea?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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