deduce
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"From the visa in his passport, we were able to deduce that he arrived here for the first time in 2024. According to the passport, he was previously in Cambodia," Mouigni said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026
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
I need to acknowledge up front that it is unwise for anybody—including me—to deduce any comprehensive conclusions about the Democratic Party and where it’s headed from Wisconsin’s gubernatorial primary last week.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 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
Aristotelian philosophy had been based on the idea that one ought to be able to deduce sciences from generally accepted first principles, so that all science would be comparable to geometry.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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She correctly deduces that he knows nothing of personal tragedy, though she is clearly charmed by him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
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
He sees this dame as not hard to read and correctly deduces the contents, which impresses her.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 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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“Agatha Christie’s Tommy & Tuppence,” on BritBox starting Wednesday, is “based on the stories and characters of Agatha Christie,” which the detectives among you have deduced has something to do with … Agatha Christie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
The analysts split out the ETFs that they deduced retail investors put their money in.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 4, 2025
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
He confidently illustrates what he’s deduced by drawing a grid on a whiteboard and yammering as his suspects and colleagues watch, slack-jawed.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2025
Lowell deduced that when the planet’s oceans dried up, the Martians built a system of canals thousands of miles long to move water from the polar ice caps to dry areas.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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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
But Xu argues that the yuck factor is not a sound basis for deducing what's ethical and what's not.
From Salon ● May 13, 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
Am I right in deducing that these charges were incurred by you?
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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