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
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
His tales of Sherlock Holmes didn’t always present enough clues for readers—who could hardly be expected to compete with the brilliant detective—to deduce the solution on their own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
To understand the basic outline of this technique, imagine trying to deduce the shape of a minute three-dimensional object—a cube, say.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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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
A different feature, which uses location tracking to check whether several phones are frequently in the same area, deduces whether someone might be using two or more phones.
From New York Times ● Jul. 3, 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
Marie-Laure deduces what she can from the sounds of their shoes: those are small, those weigh a ton, those hardly exist at all.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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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
After scouring job postings online and talking with local ranchers, he’s deduced that the land might soon be transformed into one of the many large-scale data centers moving into Montana over the past year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
The analysts split out the ETFs that they deduced retail investors put their money in.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 4, 2025
Several Syrian sources have deduced that out of almost 50 new military roles that have been announced, at least six have gone to foreigners.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2024
He also deduced that it was heat within the Earth that created new rocks and continents and thrust up mountain chains.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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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
He soon reemerged, correctly deducing that there will always be starry-eyed sports fans willing to overlook pervasive failings.
From Slate ● May 29, 2024
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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