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determine

[dih-tur-min] / dɪˈtɜr mɪn /






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To determine is to arrive at a conclusion after reasoning or observation: He determined that there was no available path to victory. To resolve is to show firmness of purpose: He resolved to ask for a promotion. To decide is to make up one's mind as to what shall be done and the way to do it: He decided to go today.


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The report didn’t make any effort to determine whether the cost of the project was reasonable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

There are also signs of particular weakness among young workers in jobs highly exposed to AI, though it’s difficult to determine how much of that weakness is attributable to the technology.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

The researchers then analyzed the footage frame by frame to determine how far each shark was from the speaker and how sharply its swimming direction changed.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

WASHINGTON—The Federal Trade Commission is investigating leading artificial-intelligence companies Anthropic and OpenAI, aiming to determine whether they have misled consumers about potential harms from their technology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

But now the stakes were much higher—the Candidates results would determine who played for the World Championship—and Fischer wasn’t going to let an obnoxious eye jinx keep him from his destiny.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

But the company determines the behavior of each new version, and the military must keep up to date on the latest offerings, the Washington appeals court found.

From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026

It determines the gravitational force between any two objects, whether those objects are two laboratory masses, a person and Earth, or two astronomical bodies separated by enormous distances.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

The scion above it determines the type of fruit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

A trial of the facts is an option that is open to prosecutors if a court determines that a person is unfit to stand trial and criminal proceedings cannot go ahead.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

The relative size of the spheres and the extent of their displacement with regard to each other determines the size of the zone of dry land.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

“When people are determined to see something in a particular way, there is only so much you can do to disabuse them of that,” says Matt Lundquist, founder and clinical director at Tribeca Therapy.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

He said he is determined to keep on working and talking with people, but added that "we haven't got a solution yet".

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Whether the North Korean mines were deliberately planted or had drifted would be determined by the final investigation, said Joint Chiefs of Staff director of operations Yang Jin-hyeok.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

The nature of any arrangement between Kyiv and Seoul for handing over the two POWs couldn’t be determined.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

And I know something else: if he’s out there, I’m determined to find him and see where he fits.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

Investors should consider their liquidity needs, tax bracket and Medicare thresholds when determining their risk tolerance.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

That uncertainty had little effect on the calibration of the dating technique itself, but it was important when determining the half-life of potassium-40.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Though the state’s public universities still don’t use scores from the SAT and the similar ACT exam in admissions, they do use the exams as one factor in determining course placement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

US air safety regulators are delaying certification of the 737 MAX 10 until determining a fresh software glitch poses no safety risk, a top official said Monday.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

After several seconds of us pointing to each other, determining who should look out the window of the door, it seemed that with Lettie and Ruthanne both pointing to me, I was the chosen one.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool




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