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to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information from the summit, he was able to derive his location from the position of several prominent landmarks
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Recent Examples of derived The base material of her trees is PET plastic derived from oil. —
Eunice Yoon, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026 Today its importance comes more from the wealth of scientific knowledge derived from it than from its sheer size. —Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026 Kratom is derived from the leaves of Mitragyna speciosa, a tree native to Southeast Asia. —Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026 In September 2025, Judge Mazzei ruled that evidence derived from cutting-edge DNA technology would be admissible at Heuermann’s trial. —Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for derived
Eunice Yoon, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026 Today its importance comes more from the wealth of scientific knowledge derived from it than from its sheer size. —Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026 Kratom is derived from the leaves of Mitragyna speciosa, a tree native to Southeast Asia. —Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026 In September 2025, Judge Mazzei ruled that evidence derived from cutting-edge DNA technology would be admissible at Heuermann’s trial. —Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for derived
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Leo said in English, using a phrase often understood as referring to American exceptionalism.— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
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Its long-term health problems are only starting to be understood.— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
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In one version of the script, Alonzo managed to escape, but Washington and Fuqua decided against it.— Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Tampa Bay has lost 12 of its last 13 playoff games decided in overtime going back to Game 5 of the 2020 Stanley Cup Final.— Eduardo Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
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Wolfgang Pauli first inferred the presence of the neutrino in 1930 from a study of radioactive decays.— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026
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Dark matter’s existence is only inferred from its gravitational effects on visible matter.— Deepa Bharath, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
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Law enforcement arrived soon after and deduced the shot must have come from outside, potentially from an area 30 yards away where a firearm-sniffing dog alerted the following day.— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
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The spikes in volume didn’t indicate whether the trades were buy or sell orders, but based on how prices moved as they were placed other traders quickly deduced that someone was selling oil futures, a bet on the value of the commodity falling, and buying stock futures, a bet on a market rebound.— John Cassidy, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
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Three Georgia State Patrol troopers and their supervisor were fired from the department after an investigation revealed a scheme where officers used insurance claims to profit off of vehicle chases, an internal report concluded.— Asia Simone Burns, AJC.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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The Battle of the Billionaires concluded at that year’s WrestleMania and got great ratings.— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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