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reconstruct

[ree-kuhn-struhkt] / ˌri kənˈstrʌkt /


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“Whereas if you only have a tiny fragment, it’s like doing a crossword puzzle. You have to argue, to research, and to reconstruct the entire object.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

But they could not reconstruct with retrospective precision who stood near a location hours earlier.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

"The high-precision data not only allowed us to accurately date sub-extreme solar proton events, but it also lets us clearly reconstruct the solar cycles of the period," said Miyahara.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

But for now, without the Dutch couple to fill in the gaps and officials unable to fully reconstruct their travels, many questions about how this outbreak started remain unanswered.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

It is hard to reconstruct in our minds a mental universe where Pascal’s explanation seems obviously unsatisfactory and an explanation in terms of nature’s purposes seems obviously preferable.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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