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derive

[dih-rahyv] / dɪˈraɪv /


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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

Investors might also derive some reassurance from the weak seasonality in August and September returns shown in five of the last ten years.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

The government is requiring all new data centers to derive at least 80% of their power from renewables.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

From them, it should be possible to derive a complete system of knowledge embracing every aspect of the natural world, just as one can deduce the whole of Euclidean geometry from five axioms.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Its 300 rarefied boutiques are where the high-end brand, known for its leather craftsmanship and status handbags, derives most of its sales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

“I genuinely see Iran’s relationship with the axis as one of interdependence. It derives some of its strength, information and access to global markets through these different groups,” Salisbury said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

But Steven derives a measure of comfort from the fact that the couple’s two young children are far more attached to him than to the barely present Lucy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

"The Fifa World Cup is the pinnacle of global football and derives its strength from the participation of all Confederations and the world's leading football nations," it said.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Translated, it is “O God, You are peace, and peace derives from You. So greet us, O Lord, with peace.”

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

Investors are increasingly questioning the sustainability of the capex cycle and whether sufficient returns can be derived from the initial investment, given the huge sums involved.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

"Our study originated from a collaborative research project with Tsuji Oil Mills Co., Ltd, a company that develops naturally derived food ingredients," he added.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Yet when they received LPC70, levels of prostaglandins derived from this fatty acid, including PGE2 and PGD2, increased.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

“Our caution on the stock is derived from sustainability of growth across the group,” Bernstein says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

The uniformity of the earth’s life, more astonishing than its diversity, is accountable by the high probability that we derived, originally, from some single cell, fertilized in a bolt of lightning as the earth cooled.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

The sticky part is deciding how the benefits deriving from pathogens are defined and then shared, how the system is governed, and how equity is guaranteed.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

Since many of our waking hours are spent on the job, Ms. Vanderkam also focuses on deriving more satisfaction from work to avoid “wishing time away.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 2026

By deriving a distance-energy ratio, the model captures the essential chemistry of the reaction kinetics with significantly lower computational demands than conventional methods.

From Science Daily ● May 17, 2024

I asked, terrified at the unexpected sound, and incapable now of deriving from any occurrence a hope of aid.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë


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