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Instead of toiling a few years on the first rung of the corporate ladder, they’re overseeing what AI has done early on—yet often without the expertise to discern quality from AI slop.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Seeking an answer, investors on Wednesday will turn to the dot plot to try to discern the Fed’s forecast for its benchmark short-term interest rate.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

An important part of this is applying human judgement to discern what is reliable and credible.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Is that really what viewers want, to not be able to discern reality, even with all its limitations?

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026

“Data scientists analyze data, separate the noise from the signal, discern patterns, draw conclusions, and recommend actions based on the results.”

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

Here and elsewhere, Ms. Chan brings artists and their audience to life in a few telling lines, and discerns music-sharing motivations in brushstrokes, embroidery and regalia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

The bad news, however, is that the patterns Turchin discerns suggest that the crisis will almost certainly get worse.

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2023

Through his meditations on William Blake’s “The Marriage of Heaven and Hell,” Nemo discerns that liberation can only be attained through creation.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2023

But in reading her dark “The Coming of Age,” he discerns an admittedly hidden note of optimism, resulting in his list of “Top Ten Ways to Grow Old.”

From Washington Post ● Sep. 17, 2020

There are three kinds of intelligence: one understands on its own; the second discerns what others understand; and the third neither understands by itself nor through others.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

The Polish nobility, for instance, is portrayed as not so noble, which blurs the line between invaders and oppressors; any subtleties to be discerned between the languages spoken were probably swallowed up in the subtitles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

The researchers discerned patterns of meaning in lines, notches, dots, and crosses on objects like mammoth tusks as old as 45,000 years in caves in Germany.

From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026

Myanmar has a rich culture of fortune-telling, and many believe the future can be discerned by mystics.

From Barron's ● Dec. 21, 2025

“I prayed about that, discerned and thought I would try it out,” Brown said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2023

I had discerned the ways in which we had been sculpted by a tradition given to us by others, a tradition of which we were either willfully or accidentally ignorant.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

“Conceived on a grand architectural scale, this landmark residence balances timeless grandeur with thoughtful functionality, creating a true trophy property for the most discerning collector of fine real estate,” the listing adds.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

"Neutrons are ideal at discerning light elements including hydrogen and its isotopes, such as deuterium."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

Aryal, who thanked Starbucks for helping make chai more mainstream, believes customers are increasingly discerning and want a more complex version of chai.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

According to Tim Mackey, a professor of global health at the University of California, San Diego, A.I. responses appear to be getting better at summarizing research, weighing credibility, and discerning misinformation.

From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026

“That’s true. He had an incredibly discerning eye.”

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer