ascertained
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The three women's recorded cause of death is yet to be ascertained, the court was also told.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
The study suggested that the current outbreak is "larger than currently ascertained" and that its "true magnitude remains uncertain".
From BBC • May 19, 2026
We drove alongside some of the vehicles, peered in windows, and ascertained it was nothing.
From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025
But from Thames Verlet drove straight to Marsden Wharf, where he visited the Rainbow Warrior, ate a piece of cake, and ascertained the schedule for the evening.
From Slate • Jul. 22, 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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