ascertaining
Example Sentences
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The return on the S&P 500 isn’t based on picking winners or ascertaining market sentiment.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
And if you’re brave enough to step deeper into the lot, yet clearly not confident in ascertaining a Golden Pothos from a Pothos N’Joy, a woman with a warm smile will approach you kindly.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2025
"I am writing this letter to you, with the main purpose of ascertaining your feelings towards a subject well known to both of us," it began.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2024
But ascertaining numbers has been stymied by privacy limits that Capasa said the new survey hopes to overcome.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2024
Researchers must reckon their ages by ascertaining the age of the ground they are found in, which in turn requires meticulously documenting their provenance.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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