interpret
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The retina is the light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye that converts incoming light into signals the brain can interpret.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
Their underlying claim isn’t that modern people have lost their sense of smell, but that we have grown less able to interpret what it tells us.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Using images of a male and female with visible differences, we tested five popular AI tools to understand if and how they would interpret the prompt "make this person normal".
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
The Korean equity market is a weathervane for sentiment in the global artificial-intelligence trade and a leading indicator for how investors interpret the growth prospects of America’s biggest AI stocks.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
I chose to interpret his not actually scowling at me as a good sign.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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To investigate how the public interprets hurricane forecasts, the research team surveyed residents of Florida and Georgia.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
The new chair has made a point of not providing his own economic forecasts or discussing how he interprets the most recent economic data.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
What those commitments are - and how Iran interprets them - will help determine whether this deal sticks.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Its on-board AI interprets the data, identifying objects even when mounted on autonomous craft with no remote connectivity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
But they also light up when the brain interprets something as pleasurable, even if the behavior doesn’t appear to have the survival value of, say, eating or procreating.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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In practice, though, the law has been interpreted to cover a much wider range of comment about the monarchy, and a much wider range of figures.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Virtually no one at the time, however, interpreted it as Wood intended.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
He has a stick-to-the-message-ness that can make him seem rehearsed—or can be interpreted as discipline from someone who is taking his race dead seriously.
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026
For decades, researchers generally interpreted this pattern as evidence that people favor positive emotional expressions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
But Aureliano Segundo interpreted it as another challenge and he filled himself with turkey beyond his incredible capacity.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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But experts warn against interpreting the figures as a prediction of the election outcome.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Through repeated experiences that challenge familiar expectations, patients may gradually develop different ways of interpreting situations and relating to other people.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
Pène du Bois became deeply attached to Hopper and wrote some selfless essays interpreting and defending Hopper’s art.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Alan Mandell, an award-winning actor, arts patron and arts administrator, was best known for co-founding the San Quentin Drama Workshop and interpreting the plays of Samuel Beckett.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
Piggy knelt by him, one hand on the great shell, listening and interpreting to the assembly.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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