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decode

[dee-kohd] / diˈkoʊd /


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But while her lyrics describe situations both grave and dangerous—the record’s title is a homophone for “violence”—her words are peppered with bizarre humor and images that aren’t easy to decode.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

They try to decode world events, looking for clues that the promised day of “awakening” has arrived.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

You had to decode quickly in order to fit in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Online shopping, says Charlotte, “is something I avoid, especially as I get older — I just don’t have the patience to decode the sizing differences of four different brands selling basically the same shirt.”

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

That was a good cipher, though it took me a bit to decode it.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

Ms. Allen traces pen names, decodes handwriting and deciphers marginalia in Richmond’s correspondence and books.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Prof Ramesh is the principal investigator on Visible Emission Line Coronagraph, or Velc - the most important of the seven scientific instruments on Aditya-L1 - and closely monitors and decodes the data it gathers.

From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2025

“Karlyn Borysenko infiltrates their meetings, collects their materials, decodes their language, and exposes their ideas,” reads her description of her Substack.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2025

A stray orange cat; a séance in a hostel; a “nearsighted galoot” who decodes cryptic messages from Radio Pyongyang; flashlights that aren’t just flashlights — these bread crumbs guide us to the novel’s denouement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025

This part of the brain, called Wernicke’s area, is the part that “hears” and decodes language.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

Seales' team decoded surviving portions of a Herculaneum scroll known as PHerc.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Following France's quarter-final exit on home soil at the last Rugby World Cup, it emerged that South Africa's coaches had decoded one of their tactical calls, external before a 29-28 win.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

The TV guide helpfully decoded what I was watching: a film called “Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains,” and it was showing on Night Flight.

From Salon ● Jan. 27, 2026

The team also hopes to explore how these decoded signals could be used to activate implanted stimulators in patients recovering from spinal cord injuries.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 24, 2026

“This time, miraculously, I understood. I decoded their speech. I penetrated the words and understood what was happening inside.”

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

Enveda said it found the drug by decoding the chemistry released by the body during intense physical activity, identifying a hormone that naturally suppresses appetite.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

If decoding the Leipzig affair and its actual or possible ramifications seems to require an advanced degree in international semiotics, the reported facts are straightforward enough.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026

The approach could have wide-ranging applications, from decoding genetic activity to improving weather predictions.

From Science Daily ● May 6, 2026

“I’m all about decoding the rhythms of the music,” she adds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026

Yet no matter how hard Elizebeth worked, she continued to have trouble decoding the secret messages.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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