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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

My inability to discern the obvious was exacerbated to some degree by the guide-client protocol.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

Accordingly, he discerns that much of what passes for “AI alignment” is, in practice, a small number of San Francisco labs encoding their idiosyncratic values into systems that now shape billions of lives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

The bad news, however, is that the patterns Turchin discerns suggest that the crisis will almost certainly get worse.

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 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

Only so much about the subjects who are made the focus of the program can be discerned from flimsy data that’s some 2,000 years old.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 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

Many discerned an environmental message in the vibrant green artwork, which appeared on Sunday — St. Patrick’s Day.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 18, 2024

There were banners to her right, banners to her left, and rank on rank of banners before her, but in the predawn gloom, neither colors nor sigils could be discerned.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Sudeikis says he didn’t offer the scripts because “I didn’t think they were ready for someone who was clearly so discerning to read.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

I completed one slow circuit, attempting to look discerning.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

A key element of that training is discerning the difference between psychological and spiritual problems, he said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

He’s credited with discerning the different parts of an oration—how to open your speech, advance your arguments in an orderly fashion, and close the deal—and with teaching his methods to others.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith