derivative
Example Sentences
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Derivative petrochemical products vital for livelihoods, and industrial supply chains that are also dependent on free passage in the Gulf, from jet fuel, to urea, are also spiking in price.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
Derivative traders came into this week projecting two interest rate cuts this year, but have quickly dialed back those expectations amid the jump in oil and gas prices.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
ORWELL: Derivative implies that my work is an imitation or copy.
From Slate • Jun. 24, 2023
Derivative majors for students aspiring to law school and medical school continue to draw solid numbers of undergraduates today — including speech, political science, chemistry and biology.
From Washington Times • Apr. 4, 2023
Derivative creation is not a supernatural act, but is simply the Divine action by and through natural laws.
From On the Genesis of Species by Mivart, St. George
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