be derived
Example Sentences
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While that exact dollar figure isn’t disclosed, it can be derived from Meta’s statement of shareholders’ equity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
It seems to be derived from larger meanings of concepts, ideas, art, poems.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025
Here’s the long one: Aside from your pension and Social Security, your income appears to be derived mostly from real estate.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 17, 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
Newton’s laws were theoretical, rather simple mathematical abstractions from which all of Tycho’s measurements could ultimately be derived.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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