identifying

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Harvard political scientist Graham Allison popularized what he called the “Thucydides trap” by identifying a dozen times in history when a rising power threatened an established power and war resulted.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Edmond Halley later became famous for identifying the periodic nature of the bright comet now officially called 1P/Halley.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has also acknowledged using errant figures to justify a fraud probe in New York, deepening concerns in the administration’s methods for identifying problematic activity.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

It means identifying underlying themes — like the AI buildout — and investing in the businesses that are benefiting from those themes.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Tree-ear occupied his mind by identifying the birds he heard and the plants he saw.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park