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Nonetheless, Anzoategui is still able to discern a consistent pattern: disruption is modest but it is apparent and it’s becoming harder to ignore.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

“Traditionally, it isn’t so much about somebody being more moderate,” he said, in part because voters can’t always discern moderation among candidates of an opposing party.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

If he has an agenda, it is impossible to discern what it is.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

In terms of actual names Leeds are chasing, it is difficult to discern at this stage, but I know they admire the Czech player Ladislav Krejci.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

The reader may have to work hard to discern it, but her efforts will be rewarded.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

She discerns in the subject’s eyes a “warning.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

They follow her around the bend and behind the castle, where we see a kitchen set up, and everyone immediately discerns there will be a cook-off.

From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2023

Through his meditations on William Blake’s “The Marriage of Heaven and Hell,” Nemo discerns that liberation can only be attained through creation.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2023

Right up to today, Mead’s keen eye discerns strategies and patterns that may have gone unnoticed.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 2, 2022

There are three kinds of intelligence: one understands on its own; the second discerns what others understand; and the third neither understands by itself nor through others.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

The 1924 Immigration Act limited immigration so drastically, that it can be discerned by a distinct bend in the chart of US annual population growth.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

The Polish nobility, for instance, is portrayed as not so noble, which blurs the line between invaders and oppressors; any subtleties to be discerned between the languages spoken were probably swallowed up in the subtitles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

Myanmar has a rich culture of fortune-telling, and many believe the future can be discerned by mystics.

From Barron's ● Dec. 21, 2025

While it has not yet been discerned whether the tape was taken during the March raids, a source asserted, "They are contacting people that they’ve found on the tapes."

From Salon ● May 29, 2024

Then I saw that some of the people were indeed moving, but with such small, birdlike gestures I had not at first discerned them.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

I completed one slow circuit, attempting to look discerning.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

The caveat is that they are not making the decisions, but are discerning the mood.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

In Europe, where local governments are often more discerning when it comes to design, the push to create more attractive data centers is already well under way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

After driving Micron Technology shares dramatically higher over the past year, investors seem to be getting more discerning.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026

“Good morning, sir,” the chaplain replied, discerning wisely that Colonel Korn expected nothing more in the way of a response.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller