deduce

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This gives scientists a brief chance to measure how the more stable elements decay, then deduce the properties of the original particle.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

The detective and his team deduce that the plotters likely include government and industry officials in Canada and the U.S., as well as organized-crime figures and even members of the Quebec police force.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

The host was primed, based on his own observations, to deduce that something highly suspicious was going on.

From Slate • Nov. 12, 2025

So what can we deduce from all of this?

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025

Hence a linguist would immediately deduce correctly that the English language arose in coastal northwestern Europe and spread around the world from there.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond