determined

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By tracing its path backward over billions of years, they determined that the star originated in the Large Magellanic Cloud before eventually being pulled into the Milky Way.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

“But they’re so determined to get convictions on these cases, they don’t stop.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

How his season is viewed will ultimately be determined by the level of collective success Arsenal have by the end of the season.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The date is determined through a calculation known as computus paschalis, literally “computation of Easter” in Latin.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Experts have determined that it is the world’s oldest shipwreck, and that the vessel has lain undisturbed at the bottom of the sea for more than 2,400 years.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler