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The researchers want to reduce cracking, improve durability, and determine how to manufacture more complicated shapes.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

I would wander in with my perfectly sized tote, allow whatever charmed me to determine dinner and wait for the ingredients to organize themselves.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

The council’s vote and the mayor’s signature will determine the future of the business and life he built.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Because credit ratings determine how much capital stands behind trillions of dollars in insurance policies, these ratings should be public and subject to market discipline.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

But if you accept the idea of a point at infinity, two lines always determine a point.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

If the IRS determines a prohibited transaction occurred, it could invalidate the IRA, resulting in extremely unfavorable tax consequences.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

The study does not show that finger length directly determines brain size.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

The team determines which names from the management staff are engraved on the trophy, but all names must be approved by the Hockey Hall of Fame and NHL.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

“We’ve built a model where access, not ability, determines who gets developed,” Bill Carter, a former sports agent who has worked with amateur athletes, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

Then came the mechanism by which an organism determines where these structures are to be placed: front or back, left or right, above or below.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

But Surrey, who remain the major shareholder, were determined not to lose their identity.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

However, many economists have determined that the cost of the tariffs are being passed on to U.S. consumers and contributing to the persistent inflation causing economic pain nationwide.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

Whatever the case, Moreno appears to have determined that the questions and criticisms had become too loud to ignore.

From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026

The capital requirements of U.S. insurance companies are primarily determined by the credit ratings of their debt investments.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

She was determined that the land should be preserved rather than exploited.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

Another oncologist chided the FDA for failing to establish a precise benchmark for determining what constitutes a benefit of “large magnitude.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

"Agentic security failures unfold at machine speed, but determining who is materially liable still moves at a lawsuit's pace," said Dor Sarig, co-founder and Chief Builder at Pillar Security.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

They got that result due to a state formula for determining who gets air conditioning.

From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026

Yet determining exactly when many of these images were created has remained extremely difficult.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026

Imagine the awesome and awful sight of these three sisters pressed together, presiding over his crib, determining his future.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon