ascertained
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The exact number of crew members could not be ascertained but the source added it could be between six and eight people.
From BBC • Jan. 16, 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
By applying cenotectic physics to known conditions on various distant worlds, the researchers ascertained how water on these icy distant bodies could remain liquid enough to sustain life.
From Salon • Jan. 4, 2025
When he’d ascertained that it was loaded he rolled his eyes wearily to the sky, moaning unhappily.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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