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derive

[dih-rahyv] / dɪˈraɪv /


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FDEs are “all about getting the customer to adopt, use and derive value” from ServiceNow’s products, he added.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

When investors want to express a view on the trajectory of the world’s financial markets, they often use the S&P 500 because its constituents derive so much revenue from international operations.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Even in a world that feels so overwhelming, we can all find an object from which to derive a sense of gratitude,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

And the plastics increasingly used to build and furnish homes derive from fossil fuels.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

During my thirty-four-year tenure as a climber, I’d found that the most rewarding aspects of mountaineering derive from the sport’s emphasis on self-reliance, on making critical decisions and dealing with the consequences, on personal responsibility.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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