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“The Antitrust Division is simply investigating to determine whether these news organizations have violated the antitrust laws.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

This allowed them to determine which fishmeal plants were connected to ships engaged in illegal or unsustainable fishing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

To determine what had produced the unusual signal, researchers organized an extensive international follow-up campaign using observations ranging from X-ray and optical wavelengths to radio.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

Factory efficiency, pricing and vehicle mix, meaning the balance between cheaper and more expensive models, determine how much profit each sale brings in.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Meanwhile, Rondon and the rest of the men cut through the undergrowth along the river’s edge to determine how far the rapids went.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

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

So far this autumn, the jet stream - which determines what sort of air mass affects the UK - has been sitting to the north.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Known to physicists as big G, this fundamental number determines the strength of gravitational attraction throughout the universe.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

The scion above it determines the type of fruit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

Only a modest number of factors determines whether a mammal is suitable for domestication.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

A trek to the site of the deadliest avalanche in California history reveals a surprisingly tranquil spot, a stark contrast to the frenzied 15 minutes that determined who survived.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

These men were conditioned by their service and determined to trade nationalism for regional and global cooperation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

"So most people know who Emmeline Pankhurst was, leader of the suffragettes, she was determined to get women the vote," she explained.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

So can walking — as determined by one study that compared people who walked more than 100 minutes a day with those who walked less than 78 minutes a day.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Red walked fast and determined, still pulling me by the arm.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

Understanding how these conditions change is essential for determining whether a proposed fusion reactor can realistically achieve ignition.

From Science Daily ● 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

Russian authorities have played down the reports, determining the woman died of pneumonia and insisting there was no risk of an outbreak.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Ellison and his team have been determining how CNN will work with Paramount’s CBS News and its Editor in Chief Bari Weiss.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Our final test involved determining a pattern in four pairs of dominoes and prophesying what the fifth pair might look like.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris