infer

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"When we detect individual cosmic-ray particles such as the Amaterasu particle here on Earth, we can often use their energies, arrival directions and expected magnetic deflections to infer their possible cosmic sources."

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

Responding “We bought a Christmas tree” is a happy, cozy statement, reflecting that you will not be spending Christmas alone, or, one can infer, most likely dying alone too.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Courts infer intent every day from what people do, from the consequences they know will follow, from patterns that repeat with such consistency that coincidence is no longer a plausible explanation.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

But what he meant, it is fair to infer from the text, was that nobody builds alone.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

In each case, what you can see points beyond itself to something you can reliably infer.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton