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interpretation

[in-tur-pri-tay-shuhn] / ɪnˌtɜr prɪˈteɪ ʃən /


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Yet the questionnaire left enough room for interpretation, triggering disappointment.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Translation and interpretation services existed, but not always; take-home materials were invariably in English only.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Germany wanted less stringent carbon emission targets for carmakers and a broad interpretation of "made in Europe" to include key non-EU trade partners.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

"While this was an experiment-driven discovery, our theoretical work provided the molecular-level interpretation needed to translate the X-ray measurements into a detailed picture of the underlying coordination between proton, electron and solvent motion."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Instead, his question was met with silence, the only possible interpretation of which was: There was still no place for them in this world.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

Despite a request from litigants to overturn prior rulings in Kisor, a slim majority of the court ruled that judges were still required to defer to an agency’s interpretations of its regulations.

From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2026

"This shows that people using static measures such as transcription levels to infer what's happening with autophagy need to be really careful about their interpretations," said Moreno.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

Modern art history has brought renewed acclaim, and a bounty of new interpretations have given the room newfound relevance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Following the recent success of the new Christopher Nolan film based on the epic poem, curators said they hoped there would be renewed interest in artists' interpretations of Homer's work.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

A cold wind that fluttered the pages of Desdemona’s dream book, which she consulted for interpretations to increasingly nightmarish dreams.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides


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