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The BEA previously derived its legal data from an unpublished survey in the consumer-price index that had an unusually small sample size.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
It’s derived from a similar calculation for each stock in the index, weighted by market value.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
On another occasion he had been hospitalised after eating marshmallows, which usually contain gelatin derived from animal parts.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
FCC, a 1990s case that affirmed the constitutionality of regulations derived from the scarcity of broadcast licenses, despite the rise of cable television at that point.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
The future remains very uncertain for Lassa fever, caused by a virus derived probably from rodents.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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