ascertaining
Example Sentences
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The return on the S&P 500 isn’t based on picking winners or ascertaining market sentiment.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
And if you’re brave enough to step deeper into the lot, yet clearly not confident in ascertaining a Golden Pothos from a Pothos N’Joy, a woman with a warm smile will approach you kindly.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2025
The 1967 Public Health Act already allows for officers to enter "any premises' at all" for the purpose of "ascertaining whether there is, or has been" any breach of the rules.
From BBC • Oct. 10, 2024
But ascertaining numbers has been stymied by privacy limits that Capasa said the new survey hopes to overcome.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2024
It is desired that the investigation of subject be most searching and pointed towards ascertaining the nature of her present activity and the identity of her associate.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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