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Keep that in mind as you try to discern when the current bull market is about to finally top out.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

She monitored the president’s social media posts to discern what was of importance to him, then would go on air to talk about those topics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Ads that use AI to enhance visuals don’t necessarily look different from ads that were created in the pre-AI era, which makes it difficult for viewers to discern whether they depict something false.

From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026

Maria Sullivan, his museum’s head of conservation, said her team used an infrared camera to see if they could discern more of the artist’s handwriting in the dark corner, but they could not.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

As we might expect, the auditory cortex helps us discern different sounds processed by the cochlea.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

“No computational system, however sophisticated, can create a heart that gives itself, or a conscience that discerns good from evil,” he wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

She discerns in the subject’s eyes a “warning.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

They follow her around the bend and behind the castle, where we see a kitchen set up, and everyone immediately discerns there will be a cook-off.

From Salon ● Apr. 14, 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

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

The officers shared the shocking recording Wednesday in hopes of identifying the driver, whose license plate cannot be discerned in the clip.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

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

The 1924 Immigration Act limited immigration so drastically, that it can be discerned by a distinct bend in the chart of US annual population growth.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 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

As I stepped through the door and my eyes adjusted to the gloom, I discerned yellowed teeth, naked sockets fitted with glass orbs that refracted the firelight.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

But revenue of $3.74 billion fell below the $3.77 billion figure that analysts were modeling, a tough outcome in a market in which investors have become more discerning about technology companies’ results.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

"You can't get a more discerning audience than a class of teenagers," she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

"Neutrons are ideal at discerning light elements including hydrogen and its isotopes, such as deuterium."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

“While the market has become slightly more discerning over the impact of AI, concern remains, reflected in still depressed valuations,” they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

The old man waited tranquilly, watching him with a discerning smile that was both scornful and sympathetic.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller