identifying

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The ARK software engine can work out what objects are by identifying the unique light signature they emit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Edmond Halley later became famous for identifying the periodic nature of the bright comet now officially called 1P/Halley.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has also acknowledged using errant figures to justify a fraud probe in New York, deepening concerns in the administration’s methods for identifying problematic activity.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

It means identifying underlying themes — like the AI buildout — and investing in the businesses that are benefiting from those themes.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Rosh, identifying herself as a former student of Lott’s, praised her teacher’s intellect, his evenhandedness, his charisma.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt