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discern

[dih-surn, -zurn] / dɪˈsɜrn, -ˈzɜrn /


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By September, Fed officials should be able to discern whether a hike is needed.

From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026

You don’t need AI to discern what they have in common.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

"Our eX-GL approach effectively automates the interpretation of complex magnetization reversal process and enables identification of hidden mechanisms, difficult to discern using conventional methods," says Prof. Kotsugi.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

"The more that people see AI content, the less able that they are to discern fact from fiction, then the more likely they're going to be to distrust real content," said McDermott Rees.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

On the penultimate chime, the dancing flames change from blue to black, and for that moment, it is difficult to discern the fire from its cauldron.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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