derivative
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Such allusions leave “Backrooms” open to charges of being derivative; Mr. Parsons is of a generation that has a tendency to gobble up content and issue reworked versions of it.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
To better understand the unusual ruthenocene derivative, the team combined several analytical techniques, including NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
Traders in derivative markets put the chance of a rate hike by December at 60%.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
“It’s the combination of everything I write being really derivative and informed by everything I’ve ever read and then trying to do something new,” Levy said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
Exceptions.—X final, being equivalent to ks, is never doubled; and when the derivative does not retain the accent of the root, the final consonant is not always doubled: as, prefer' + ence = pref'erence.
From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton
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