ascertained
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The exact number of crew members could not be ascertained but the source added it could be between six and eight people.
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026
We drove alongside some of the vehicles, peered in windows, and ascertained it was nothing.
From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025
But from Thames Verlet drove straight to Marsden Wharf, where he visited the Rainbow Warrior, ate a piece of cake, and ascertained the schedule for the evening.
From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025
However, Mr Brookes said it was unclear how the Turkish police ascertained he had been driving at speed.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2025
Rogers' room, as Philip Lombard had already ascertained, was untenanted.
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
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