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The CDC declared the outbreak over; the FDA, meanwhile, is still trying to determine exactly how the lettuce became contaminated.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

Accurately identifying a person's risk can help doctors determine who is most likely to benefit from preventive treatments, including statins, which lower cholesterol and reduce cardiovascular risk.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026

Authorities in Kinshasa and M23 have called for an investigation to determine the cause of the blaze.

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

Firms struggled to determine which employees were still alive, which counterparties remained operational, and whether their own offices could still function.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

It is a variation of the basic principle that if you know one angle and one side of an equilateral or right-angled triangle, then you can determine the other angles and sides.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Newsom appoints members to the foundation board, which determines what expenses to cover in the governor’s office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

They also studied how the process varied with momentum transfer, which determines the spatial scale being examined inside the nucleus.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026

A deductible determines how much one needs to pay out of pocket before their insurance coverage starts paying for claims.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

A commercial tree comprises a rootstock, chosen for its tolerance to local conditions, grafted to the upper half which determines what sort of fruit is produced.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

“The first is that it determines the order in which you will select a job after initiation. There are only a few desirable positions available.”

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

Piper and Morse then distributed promising varieties to agricultural experiment stations around the country, where researchers determined which ones performed best under local conditions.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

The cookout on Cimarron Street is another opportunity, and he’s determined not to waste it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

But there were still bodies on the mountain and Mingma G was determined to bring his friends home.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

The Chelmsford, Mass., company said the number of shares it plans to offer and the price range for the proposed offering haven’t yet been determined, adding that the offering is subject to market conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Using a form of X-rays called radiographs, Price determined that the device contained at least twenty-seven gears—more complicated than had at first been believed.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

For working-class voters, including women, class can trump gender as the determining factor behind a vote.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

Professor Kasey McCall-Smith said the point of the pre-trial proceedings had been determining "what evidence gets in and what evidence doesn't get in".

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

For U.S. investors, key to assessing the impact of the yen move will be determining whether Japan is bolstering its currency by selling down its holdings of more than $1 trillion of U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Triage then focuses on determining how likely a patient is to develop kidney failure, as well as evaluating cardiovascular risk.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

“We feel that. . . limitations of funds should not be a determining factor to pursue some of this work.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik