determine
Usage
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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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France's 10,000 medical students, however, are beginning to express concern at the effect any continued school blockades could have on exams starting Monday that help determine their eventual speciality.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
However, the FT and Bloomberg both reported that the discrepancy was tied to differences between how the ChatGPT maker and its rival, Anthropic, determine annualized revenue.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
Whether bad light returns on the final day may determine if the tourists were right to bat on until tea.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
The grids determine the fees Fannie and Freddie charge based on borrowers’ credit score and loan size compared with the value of the house they are financing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
In addition to the downbeat and meter, you will also need to determine whether the first note of the song begins directly on the downbeat or on a pickup.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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Voter registration records are based on a person’s physical residential address, which determines the districts where they can vote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
The Financial Times reported that the mismatch was due to OpenAI investors trying to directly compare its annualized revenues with rival Anthropic, which determines this number differently.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
The network determines the fees that are charged each time a card is used, but the money is mostly pocketed by the issuer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The cornea was an especially intriguing target because its precise curvature determines how effectively the eye focuses light.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026
This is why it is gravity that determines the evolution of the universe.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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While most of the protests have been peaceful, students say they are determined to press the government to address the problems of too many absent teachers, dilapidated buildings, overcrowded class schedules and other grievances.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Dr Campbell Murn, a previous member of the government's zoo expert committee and lecturer at the University of Reading, said while it was a tragic incident, determined people could get inside zoo enclosures.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
But even protected cameras are vulnerable to determined hackers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Estimating which fundamental constants are compatible with life requires accounting for both the intrinsic properties of liquids, determined by fundamental physics, and the additional effects created by interactions among cells and molecules.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
So he was determined to send Gingersnipes into an Afterlife where she would be happy.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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This finding represents an important early step toward determining whether the technology could eventually be used in medical care.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
A key measurement involved determining how much the system's objects move in response to their mutual gravitational attraction.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
Nasser Eddin said the next few days would be crucial in determining whether companies press ahead with planned trips and events or scale back their participation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
They also want the court to assert oversight, determining how much pumping should be curtailed and requiring the state to develop a long-term plan under its supervision.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
The district court ruled that the evidence presented was sufficient to justify discovery for the purposes of determining whether the allegations of selective enforcement were valid.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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