ascertained
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Further tests were done by a pathologist and forensic anthropologist, but a cause of death could not be ascertained.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
We drove alongside some of the vehicles, peered in windows, and ascertained it was nothing.
From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025
Fire service officials have not ascertained which of the two buildings caught fire first.
From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025
She’s ascertained that she’s not a child and not an adult; not the sick little girl named Marcy who she used to be, nor her maker’s favorite.
From Salon • Sep. 24, 2025
I can’t see the difference, but since I’ve already ascertained that it’s a bad idea to argue with August, I oblige.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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