derive
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Even in a world that feels so overwhelming, we can all find an object from which to derive a sense of gratitude,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
And the plastics increasingly used to build and furnish homes derive from fossil fuels.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
To derive clues about where we stand at any given time, we need to compare this historical tendency to where the sectors stand currently.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026
Perhaps because the multitudes derive pleasure from observing wealthy people getting dragged through the mud.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026
All the f’s are fractions, having values between 0 and 1; they will pare down the large value of N.. To derive N we must estimate each of these quantities.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing derive
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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"On Women's Right to Vote" by Susan B. Anthony
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