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[dih-rahyv] / dɪˈraɪv /


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Some derive from history, as when he relates the lengthy process by which Charles Darwin decided whether or not to propose marriage to Emma Wedgwood.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

This is ultimately due to the fact that British prime ministers derive power from commanding the confidence of the House of Commons, where Labour enjoys a massive majority.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

Governments derive their “just powers” from the “consent of the governed”—all the governed, not only the rich or powerful or educated.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

Part of the problem may derive from concerns about the listing of OpenAI.

From MarketWatch Jun. 10, 2026

Your chances of a 4 coming up only twice are a little harder to calculate unless you use the binomial probability distribution mentioned in Chapter 1, which I’ll derive again in this context.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

But Steven derives a measure of comfort from the fact that the couple’s two young children are far more attached to him than to the barely present Lucy.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

"The Fifa World Cup is the pinnacle of global football and derives its strength from the participation of all Confederations and the world's leading football nations," it said.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Most of its revenue—57% in its most recent quarter—still derives from handset sales.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

The film derives its title from the girl’s interest in “Little Irène,” a painting by influential French impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

Longstreet caught the conclusion of Sorrel’s sentence. ”... know that government derives its power from the consent of the governed.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

His channel, Aeris Rimor -- roughly derived from the Latin for Searcher of the Skies -- is one of dozens sending real-time messages about incoming drones and missiles.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

These catalogs are designed to make specialized scientific investigations easier by organizing and enhancing information derived from the main survey data.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

The BEA previously derived its legal data from an unpublished survey in the consumer-price index that had an unusually small sample size.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

It’s derived from a similar calculation for each stock in the index, weighted by market value.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

The Asparagus is not, technically, an asparagus spear, nor is it derived from asparagus parts.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green

But the North Sea is not seen as deriving much profit for the group, even if more drilling is allowed.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

A year ago, 13% of S&P 500 index constituents noted benefits deriving from AI adoption.

From MarketWatch Apr. 27, 2026

Meece said the city’s various appeals were aimed at deriving accurate maps.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 19, 2025

The imagery which depicted gods, goddesses, supreme preachers and enlightened souls of three ancient religions - Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism - was reimagined from symbolic to more recognisably deriving from human form.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2025

After a while he fell asleep, and she lay there holding his head, deriving a small but important comfort, even faintly smiling as she stared at the ceiling.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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