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The Social Security Administration obtains medical records to determine a person’s eligibility when they apply for disability benefits.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

Activities are subject to specific permits, and Greenland Energy still hopes to obtain full approval to begin drilling soon in order to determine the quality of potential deposits.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Whether Mr. Ueda or Ms. Takaichi—or preferably both in concert—can navigate out of this thicket will determine whether the yen needs rescuing again soon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Despite a battery of tests, including a contrast CT scan and bone marrow biopsy, experts could not determine what was making Jackie critically ill.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

But if you accept the idea of a point at infinity, two lines always determine a point.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

But footage from shootings or incidents resulting in death or serious injury will be released promptly only when ICE determines doing so is in the agency’s “best interests,” according to the policy.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026

That is because the credit rating on each investment generally determines the dollar amount an insurer must set aside to protect against the risk of loss.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

The commission then determines whether the station has “served the public interest” and has not run afoul of the “rules and regulations of the Commission.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

"As long as a single test determines access to scarce opportunities, there will be strong incentives for exam malpractice, regardless of the testing format," he said.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Besides simply counting how many people actually live in America, that census tally also determines how many seats each state gets in Congress and how many electors each state receives in a presidential election.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

The Athletic crunched the numbers and determined that no team in baseball has faced as dramatic an increase in fastball percentage, with the Dodgers seeing that frequency climb steadily since May.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

A company that spends a decade and a fortune inventing a miracle prices it high and counts on a determined few to pay, often leaving everyone else out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

By changing how chemists think about where and when reaction selectivity is determined, the method could expand the range of molecules that can be connected through electron-transfer chemistry.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

There are small, yet determined, efforts to slow the momentum of decline.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

I went forward cautiously, holding the end of the rope, determined that I would not get lost a second time.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

“While we believe all artists have creative choice in determining how they present themselves, Spotify’s programming is focused on elevating music from authentic artists building careers in music,” the company said .

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Your brother’s primary residence and one vehicle would be excluded when determining resource eligibility.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

They got that result due to a state formula for determining who gets air conditioning.

From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026

"Agentic security failures unfold at machine speed, but determining who is materially liable still moves at a lawsuit's pace," said Dor Sarig, co-founder and Chief Builder at Pillar Security.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

In determining a parent’s influence, which dimension of the child are we measuring: his personality? his school grades? his moral behavior? his creative abilities? his salary as an adult?

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt