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I couldn’t entirely determine whether my own disappointing experiences had made me more attentive to these complaints or whether the memes had taught me to regard male shoppers with additional suspicion.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

The fossil record often provides incomplete or conflicting clues, making it difficult to determine whether an extinct species primarily lived on land, in water, or in both environments.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

Further research will be necessary to determine whether the proposed approach can reliably distinguish between different forms of molecular handedness in biological samples.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

The first task was to determine the species.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

“Cards. You will be able to determine fortunes.”

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

What’s more, the ongoing price shock in energy markets isn’t just about headline benchmark prices as the price of crude oil is only part of what determines the cost to supply the world with fuel.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

Voter registration records are based on a person’s physical residential address, which determines the districts where they can vote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

The network determines the fees that are charged each time a card is used, but the money is mostly pocketed by the issuer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

So far this autumn, the jet stream - which determines what sort of air mass affects the UK - has been sitting to the north.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

“In all our deeds, the proper value and respect for time determines success or failure. ’

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

In the vending machine study, one agent determined that it could secure way better deals by accessing suppliers in the real world outside the experiment.

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026

Local residents are determined to see them dismantled or, at the very least, prevent more from being built.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

But after five hours, officials determined this particular shark was too large and fast for the device.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

But as this posthumous collection makes clear, Berry was determined to write until the end, which is an accomplishment in itself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

It’s not every day you wake up with a mission on your mind, but I had a mission and I was determined to accomplish it.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

Although those figures are important for determining Tesla’s financial health, there’s only one metric investors really care about right now, according to some experts, and that is capital expenditures.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

The next challenge is determining whether calming these cells can deliver similar benefits in people, potentially improving sleep, cognition and quality of life long before the most severe symptoms of Alzheimer's develop.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

A string of poor results - most recently Sunday's 5-0 drubbing by Brighton - makes this week a crucial one in determining his future.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

So when, for instance, a federal agency like the Department of Veterans Affairs defines a medical term in determining which veterans get benefits, a court has limited discretion to second-guess that expert analysis.

From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2026

“Did you write papers? Sing songs? How was he accustomed to determining your final grade?”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt