interpret
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Most investors mistakenly interpret a higher price/earnings ratio as an unambiguously bearish indicator.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
The researchers say this newly recognized role of superheating could help volcanologists better interpret monitoring data and improve forecasts of eruption behavior.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
As this series continues to explore how ordinary Americans—not just nine justices—can interpret and enforce the Constitution, the campaign for equal marriage offers examples and tools that dedicated citizens can use to make constitutional meaning.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2026
So how are markets supposed to interpret inflation data in the future if they are told such an important release had no bearing on interest rates?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
If she said something vague like “all over,” a teacher like Mr. Quisling might interpret that as attitude.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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A "reasoning model" trained on task-specific examples interprets the goal and formulates Phantom's action plan.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
AI software the company calls Hyperintuition interprets your movements to deliver the right force.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
Like many autistic people, Haight’s mind interprets language in its most literal sense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
Huber interprets Zuckerberg’s statement as a sign that nobody really knows how and when these massive investments will pay off — not even the leaders of the companies doing the spending.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 7, 2026
But they also light up when the brain interprets something as pleasurable, even if the behavior doesn’t appear to have the survival value of, say, eating or procreating.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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The announcement of increased capex at SpaceX was interpreted negatively by traders and investors.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
But Chey's purchase of company shares had been interpreted by investors as "a positive signal", he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Though some investors interpreted Warsh’s lack of guidance Wednesday as a signal to pare back risk, traders Thursday piled on more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
And while he's glad to see it reach a wider audience, he worries the way it is interpreted can be "outdated, misinformed and, in the worst case, harmful."
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
But I knew she wasn’t talking about her outfit, and I felt uncomfortable telling her she looked pretty, in case it might be interpreted as something more.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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Using both earlier research and their own findings, the team also created a guide for interpreting possible tooth marks on fossils.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
Consider the measure of insider sentiment favored by Nejat Seyhun, a finance professor at the University of Michigan and a leading expert on interpreting insider behavior.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Gustavo Duque, mayor of Chacao, a middle-class Caracas neighbourhood, urges caution in interpreting the red sign too simply.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
But these views deserve no weight in interpreting the amendments’ transformative guarantees.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026
They had had an argument over a passage of Talmud, they told him, each of them interpreting it in a different way, and they wondered who had been correct.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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