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decode

[dee-kohd] / diˈkoʊd /


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Ideally, it’s an ongoing relationship with a doctor who can take the time to decode why, for instance, that pain in your toe might be a warning of a serious heart condition.

From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026

Online shopping, says Charlotte, “is something I avoid, especially as I get older — I just don’t have the patience to decode the sizing differences of four different brands selling basically the same shirt.”

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

She has learned to decode nutrition labels and developed a taste for salads and nuts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026

But the global superstar - known for long-game teases and hidden Easter eggs that fans love to decode - has been coy on details of her wedding to American football star, Travis Kelce.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026

The paper was covered in her work trying to decode it, which looked like a bunch of unfinished hangman games minus the hanging men.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

Ms. Allen traces pen names, decodes handwriting and deciphers marginalia in Richmond’s correspondence and books.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

“Karlyn Borysenko infiltrates their meetings, collects their materials, decodes their language, and exposes their ideas,” reads her description of her Substack.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2025

A stray orange cat; a séance in a hostel; a “nearsighted galoot” who decodes cryptic messages from Radio Pyongyang; flashlights that aren’t just flashlights — these bread crumbs guide us to the novel’s denouement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025

Another, called PerturbSci-Kinetics, developed by graduate student Zihan Xu, decodes the genome-wide regulatory network that underlies RNA temporal dynamics by coupling scalable single-cell genomics with high-throughput genetic perturbations, or manipulations that can influence gene function.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2023

This part of the brain, called Wernicke’s area, is the part that “hears” and decodes language.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

Following France's quarter-final exit on home soil at the last Rugby World Cup, it emerged that South Africa's coaches had decoded one of their tactical calls, external before a 29-28 win.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

On the receiving end, the photonic qubits were decoded with an actively stabilized interferometer containing a phase shifter, allowing the system to operate for extended periods without manual adjustment.

From Science Daily ● May 9, 2026

The result is an ode of sorts to elusive bossdom, where the cryptic may remain cryptic, decoded just enough to let us appreciate the achievement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

The TV guide helpfully decoded what I was watching: a film called “Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains,” and it was showing on Night Flight.

From Salon ● Jan. 27, 2026

The RNA copy of a gene then moved from the nucleus to the cytosol, where its message was decoded to build a protein.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

If decoding the Leipzig affair and its actual or possible ramifications seems to require an advanced degree in international semiotics, the reported facts are straightforward enough.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026

Autistic people of all genders often struggle with nuances of social communication like decoding nonverbal cues, identifying shifts in tone or asking reciprocal questions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Exxon’s algae work was done in conjunction with Synthetic Genomics, a company founded by Craig Venter, a pioneer in decoding the human genome, that later operated under the name Viridos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

In the journal Nature, Microsoft's research arm said Silica was the first glass storage technology that had been demonstrated to be reliable for writing, reading and decoding data.

From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026

Yet no matter how hard Elizebeth worked, she continued to have trouble decoding the secret messages.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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