ascertained
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The researchers also assessed severity of CTE and found a connection between high grade CTE and dementia before death, with the latter ascertained by the players' medical notes and interviews with family members.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
The three women's recorded cause of death is yet to be ascertained, the court was also told.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
She’s ascertained that she’s not a child and not an adult; not the sick little girl named Marcy who she used to be, nor her maker’s favorite.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2025
The eight ridiculous Dresdeners ascertained that these hundred ridiculous creatures really were American fighting men fresh from the front.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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