infer
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One might infer, as Baier suggested in his Friday interview, that Iran’s nuclear ambitions are thus effectively contained.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
But what he meant, it is fair to infer from the text, was that nobody builds alone.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
The venue’s privacy policy states they “may also infer whether you are over 21 from your selfie photo.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
Scientists infer its existence from the way its gravity affects visible matter.
From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026
Some dates, such as those for the rise of chiefdoms, are more difficult to infer from the archaeological record than are dates of artifacts like pottery or metal tools.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing infer
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 1
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Vocabulary of the Common Core
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