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deduce

[dih-doos, -dyoos] / dɪˈdus, -ˈdyus /


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Don’t waste one brain cell trying to deduce the assassin.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The WHO was trying to deduce how hantavirus had appeared on the ship, with the first person who died having developed symptoms on April 6.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

As one might deduce, “Young Sherlock” is fun enough, though for reasons visual rather than strictly narrative.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

So what can we deduce from all of this?

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025

Vishniac believed that the experimental techniques previously used to deduce no indigenous microbes in Antarctica were flawed.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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