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The messages were shown during a hearing for a judge to determine if the singer, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, should go on trial for the teen's death last year.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

Yet experts are still trying to determine the cause of her condition, which includes severe anemia.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

They needed to determine whether a bakery employee had committed fraud.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

The investigation was however unable to determine where alumina was traded once it entered Russia because of a lack of internal Russian trade data, he added.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

“First we must determine: Was the velocipede lost, abandoned, or stolen? In my view it makes all the difference. For if it was lost or abandoned, then I agree with Ashton. Finders keepers.”

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

But the NFL could still take action if it determines one or both violated the league’s personal-conduct policy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

The study does not show that finger length directly determines brain size.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

Other sensitive topics are what role it determines carbon capture technology can play in businesses or whether they can acquire carbon credits from programmes outside the EU that would be counted towards their emissions reductions.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

Applicants for MTA transit-cleaning jobs get a randomly assigned number that determines the order in which they are called back for drug and health tests.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

If there really is a complete unified theory that governs everything, it presumably also determines your actions.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

Researchers at Uppsala University have determined that the Sun contains 55 percent more silver than earlier calculations suggested.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026

The nature of the allegations against Fang couldn’t be determined.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

“Regret becomes unproductive when it turns into repetitive rumination, harsh self-judgment or the belief that the past has permanently determined the future,” she says.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

The supplies are being dispatched by supporters from as far as thousands of kilometres away who cannot join the protesters but are determined to help them.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

Still, like any good journalist, he was determined to root out the truth.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Experts told the BBC that it is critical to fully assess the pregnancy, labour and delivery of a baby when determining why they collapsed and died.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

And though a film’s contextual significance is an important part of determining what is and isn’t a timeless movie, applicability isn’t everything, either.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

One key factor determining how much older adults will shell out for health care is the age at which they retire, according to Milliman.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

Identifying species correctly, determining whether the caregiving individual is male or female, and distinguishing true parental care from similar behaviors such as mate guarding all require specialized expertise.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026

He imagines the person consulting the same schedule that’s in his backpack, determining exactly when the train would be passing through.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri