determining

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The April report is expected to put the focus squarely on inflation data when determining where the Fed—with interest-rate cuts now firmly on pause—goes from here.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The researchers also found that oxygen plays a surprisingly important role in determining how these bacterial messages influence plaque growth.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

Spain's health ministry said officials were determining which passengers required urgent evacuation from Cape Verde, where the ship was docked.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

By determining which media — or “torch,” as they’re called — “amplifies light,” an undefined expression that asks each person to vote based on their values.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

Famously he promised Patterson that determining the age of the Earth with his new method would be "duck soup."

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