be derived
Example Sentences
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How much of those refined products can be derived from a barrel of oil depends on the type of crude oil being processed, as the chart below shows.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
“The only income to be derived from gold is to sell it for a greater price than it was purchased.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
An unremitting tragedy that permanently altered our lives — where little meaning can be derived and which even less justice has been served.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2025
The answer was to give a person a family name, which could be derived from patronymics and matronymics - names based on a father or mother's name.
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2025
They explained their methods so clearly that, when better observations were available, more accurate answers could be derived.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
