discern
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But you can still discern the same rush, the same eagerness to assume that everything is going to turn out great without taking many steps to make sure that it does.
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026
By September, Fed officials should be able to discern whether a hike is needed.
From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026
I appreciated the restraint exercised by Caleb Eberhardt, who trusted the audience to discern what it needed to discern about Kenneth when he played the role at La Jolla Playhouse.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
But his lesser narrative skills, and his tendency to minimize Spartan errors, make that theme hard to discern in his works.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
It came on the wind, sweeping toward her in scratchy bursts, and then was borne away again before she could discern any words.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
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