interpret
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In a sane world, wise politicians would interpret the results for what they are.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
It’s bad for democracy to throw raw data at people and hope that they interpret it.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
Using images of a male and female with visible differences, we tested five popular AI tools to understand if and how they would interpret the prompt "make this person normal".
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
The Korean equity market is a weathervane for sentiment in the global artificial-intelligence trade and a leading indicator for how investors interpret the growth prospects of America’s biggest AI stocks.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
When we ask people to explain their thinking—particularly thinking that comes from the unconscious—we need to be careful in how we interpret their answers.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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Democrats aren’t necessarily viewed more positively than Republicans right now, but Nabulsi believes they’re at least signaling an open line of communication with a message she interprets as “We are not here with hate.”
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
Rather than attempting to eliminate every pain signal, these approaches aim to change how the brain interprets and responds to the experience.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
The new chair has made a point of not providing his own economic forecasts or discussing how he interprets the most recent economic data.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
What those commitments are - and how Iran interprets them - will help determine whether this deal sticks.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 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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Even slightly interpreted data is of no use to anyone.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
"For these reasons, the 70 percent storage level value must be interpreted flexibly and considered in light of the overall supply situation," the ministry spokeswoman said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
Mourinho was pleased with the defender's performance, saying he had "interpreted what he needed to really well, tactically" and that he and Valverde had "worked very well at this level".
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Virtually no one at the time, however, interpreted it as Wood intended.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
What had they discovered that could not be interpreted as plausible, though exceptional, coincidence?
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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But experts warn against interpreting the figures as a prediction of the election outcome.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
This type of logic, which determines the law of the land by interpreting obscure bits of history over utilizing common sense, is what Gladwell calls “bananas.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Severin added that the retired senior judges and leading barristers, who sat on the Commission, have "spent their careers interpreting complicated facts, dealing with witnesses and applying relevant weight to evidence".
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Pène du Bois became deeply attached to Hopper and wrote some selfless essays interpreting and defending Hopper’s art.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Clara still said nothing, but he ignored her silence and spoke normally to her, interpreting her slightest gestures as replies.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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