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interpretation

[in-tur-pri-tey-shuhn] / ɪnˌtɜr prɪˈteɪ ʃən /


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"The uncomfortable interpretation is that employees are being assessed on how effectively they can participate in their own redundancy," says Spain-based Trevithick, 34, who works in marketing for an AI training data company.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

As a collection of ideas about the human condition, ripe for interpretation, it’s invigorating.

From Salon Sep. 7, 2026

Mr. Rebeiro’s painstaking analysis pays off here: Liberty could govern interpretation only when the text plausibly bears the proposed meaning.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

“The difference in interpretation of the inflation data between Waller and Warsh is big. They don’t agree,” said Claudia Sahm, chief economist at New Century Advisors.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

The difficulty in making final determinations is that there are often acres of room for interpretation.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

The sanitised history has left space for romanticised interpretations among youths frustrated by long working hours and intense competition in education and the job market.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

“It opens up this can of worms of interpretations that are sometimes not based on reality,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

One of the sillier interpretations of these events is that somehow Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh is failing at his new job.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Even so, combining CT data from several specimens, including the only two complete skulls in existence, allows scientists to move beyond centuries of speculation and make more evidence-based interpretations of the bird's biology.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

The seer was a specialist in the casting of twigs; he threw them on the ground, and made interpretations based on how they fell.

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho




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