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Shoppers began trying to determine which seemingly unrelated groceries shared a supplier; someone even made a barcode-scanning app for precisely this purpose.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

Rutland said it would be "at least a month" before he expected investigators to determine a cause, but responded to a suggestion circulating online that a hydrocarbon pipeline could have been hit by a munition.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

Additional studies are needed to determine which individuals are most likely to benefit from SCC DBS and how electrical stimulation should be adjusted as treatment continues.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Although reaching these three pathways appears important, the researchers emphasize that electrode placement alone is unlikely to determine whether a patient improves.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

But now the stakes were much higher—the Candidates results would determine who played for the World Championship—and Fischer wasn’t going to let an obnoxious eye jinx keep him from his destiny.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

It also determines how broadly the technology can spread, keeping it affordable for startups and small businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 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 Financial Times reported that the mismatch was due to OpenAI investors trying to directly compare its annualized revenues with rival Anthropic, which determines this number differently.

From MarketWatch ● 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

So the best answer we can give to our question depends on how high a particle energy we have at our disposal, because this determines on how small a length scale we can look.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

"I'm absolutely determined to restore public order", he vowed, adding that the government was ready to impose a state of emergency "if needed".

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

F1 was so determined for it to become a success that it invested $500m in buying a plot of land on which it constructed a new pit building and paddock.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

News of the book doesn’t sit well with Polly, who has half-convinced herself that she has lived an unblemished life, or at least is determined to make others think so.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

The complete mummified male dog was determined to be at least 1,200 years old, making it the oldest radiocarbon-dated specimen recovered from Castillo de Huarmey so far.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

“My parents got into a huge fight because my dad is like, Let’s just leave, but my mom is determined to stay.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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

Those studies will be essential for determining its safety, appropriate use, and potential effectiveness in patients.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

Instead, the survivor generally receives their own benefit or an eligible survivor benefit, with the applicable rules determining the amount payable.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Nasser Eddin said the next few days would be crucial in determining whether companies press ahead with planned trips and events or scale back their participation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

It had begun the process of determining the world’s opinion about the new Germany.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown