deduce
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They deduce that, overnight, instruments have recorded a tightening cluster of earthquakes beneath Yellowstone’s vast caldera, which is roughly 55–70 kilometers across.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Those who trust these writers’ capabilities with using comic book properties as springboards to examine thornier issues can probably deduce that “Lanterns” is employing it for a specific reason.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
The researchers concluded that vets could use such timed “up and go” tests to deduce whether a dog’s physical functions are declining between visits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
As we deduce from the phone calls Maxine makes back home, she’s also going through an acrimonious divorce and has trouble connecting with her blasé teenage daughter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
“Well, they try to deduce all of mathematics from simple logical principles and show that mathematics is really based on logic. It’s pretty complicated stuff. But I enjoy it.”
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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Then, with what it deduces about an individual's personality, the AI overlays that on top of what advertisers already know about people.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025
But Bron is also, as Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc eventually deduces, an idiot.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2023
He knows the Emperor is jealous of House Atriedes' popularity and deduces his ruler is walking him into a trap.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2021
Byron deduces that he and Rebecca are after the same guy.
From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2021
Because he saw that Major Rathbone’s wounds were caused by a knife, and because he hadn’t heard any gunshots during the performance, Leale deduces that Lincoln was stabbed.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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Barclays deduced that the prediction markets with the most liquidity were able to provide valuable insights that can be compared to other available data.
From MarketWatch ● May 1, 2026
Plaintiffs’ net recoveries were still about 15% lower than they would have been without MICRA, Rand deduced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2026
On the subject of lyricism, as may be deduced by now, it was a largely disappointing year for new musicals—but not for musical-theater performances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025
From this, they deduced that DNA must have a three-dimensional, double-helix structure - like a twisted ladder with rungs formed of alternating salt and phosphate groups.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2025
When she deduced San Francisco was their next move, Emily should have flung the gold coins in celebration.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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These include age verification tools such as facial age estimation, which must be "robust" in deducing whether a user is over 18.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2025
Their system is becoming increasingly capable of deducing what is and is not alert-worthy on its own by using context clues, he said.
From Slate ● Dec. 11, 2023
The IRS doesn’t track the race or ethnicity of taxpayers, but researchers used a methodology of deducing race by name and geography.
From Washington Times ● May 15, 2023
“It’s like deducing the properties of unobserved dark matter by looking at its gravitational effects.”
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 20, 2022
Am I right in deducing that these charges were incurred by you?
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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