be derived
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That, she said, has provoked a "backlash" which has led to ethno-nationalism – the idea that a national identity can only be derived through ancestry.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
He envisages huge efficiency gains to be derived from its incorporation into business operations and practices.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026
Fifteen billion would be derived from food crops like corn, but much of the rest was to come from the development of cellulosic ethanol: fuel from wood chips, switch grass and the like.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
The algorithms used to make a cyborg cockroach navigate complex environments, such as obstacle-ridden sand or rock-strewn surfaces, might be derived from the insect's own natural behaviors, exploited to achieve human ends.
From Salon • May 13, 2025
In fact, as he remembered it, there had always been a kind of joy in attacking a thing that could not be hurt, a kind of satisfaction to be derived by all parties involved.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
