interpret
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Many Europeans now appear to interpret their history as a warning against the dangers of any sort of ideology.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026
Without their struggle, there is no 14th Amendment to interpret.
From Slate • Jul. 2, 2026
No special detector should be needed to interpret this signal.
From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026
According to this hypothesis, the systems briefly misidentified the aircraft as being on the ground, prompting a protection system to interpret high engine thrust as a malfunction and cut fuel to both engines.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026
We interpret it as a cause-and-effect sequence: she saw the doctor, and that made her depressed.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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