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discern

[dih-surn, -zurn] / dɪˈsɜrn, -ˈzɜrn /


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First, you’ll want to discern which performances you’d like to see.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

For the Treasury Department, a clear indicator of increased military spending due to the Iran war is hard to discern.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Cutting-edge warfare is being waged with drones and lasers, while the generative computer programs being marketed as “artificial intelligence” warp our ability to discern reality.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

A major reason is that the market is trying to discern which companies will emerge as long-term AI winners and which will ultimately see the technology devastate their profits.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

Even now, I couldn’t discern a Yiddish accent in spoken English, when the accent was my own.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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