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[dih-rahyv] / dɪˈraɪv /


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This is ultimately due to the fact that British prime ministers derive power from commanding the confidence of the House of Commons, where Labour enjoys a massive majority.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

Part of the problem may derive from concerns about the listing of OpenAI.

From MarketWatch Jun. 10, 2026

As more people start using prediction markets, Wall Street is finding ways to derive value from them.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

“To suggest that one branch would seek to derive economic benefit from the Epstein matter would be to misunderstand those ties and to insult the decision-makers involved,” it said.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

The approximations I used to derive the emission from black holes should work well when the black hole has a mass greater than a fraction of a gram.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

The film derives its title from the girl’s interest in “Little Irène,” a painting by influential French impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

The title derives from Vermeer’s “Girl Interrupted at Her Music,” which Susanna describes as the musical opens.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

Mostly the comedy in “The Sheep Detectives” derives from slapstick high jinks.

From The Wall Street Journal May 7, 2026

OPEC’s power derives from its spare capacity and the willingness and ability to cut production when necessary.

From Barron's May 4, 2026

Some have argued for continuity—that modern science derives from medieval science, or indeed from Aristotle.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

FCC, a 1990s case that affirmed the constitutionality of regulations derived from the scarcity of broadcast licenses, despite the rise of cable television at that point.

From Salon Jul. 10, 2026

One more California legal and constitutional regulation — a very disputatious, valuable and complicated one — derived from Spanish and Mexican practices, very different from East Coast ones: water.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

A key raw material for many of these plastic goods is ethylene, which is derived from naphtha, an oil by-product.

From Barron's Jun. 28, 2026

Using the pancake model together with values derived from earlier studies, the researchers estimated how many bolides from Earth or Mars could have reached Venus' clouds.

From Science Daily Jun. 26, 2026

When he did manage to nod off, his sleep was haunted by “disturbing and frightful dreams. The scenes of them were derived altogether from sick rooms and grave-yards.”

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy

The sticky part is deciding how the benefits deriving from pathogens are defined and then shared, how the system is governed, and how equity is guaranteed.

From Barron's Jun. 15, 2026

A year ago, 13% of S&P 500 index constituents noted benefits deriving from AI adoption.

From MarketWatch Apr. 27, 2026

Enterprises, which can include companies and other large organizations, have passed through several stages in the way they think about deriving value from AI.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 29, 2025

By deriving a distance-energy ratio, the model captures the essential chemistry of the reaction kinetics with significantly lower computational demands than conventional methods.

From Science Daily May 17, 2024

Ben and Mary Anne paced the halls of Calhoun High together, deriving strength and comfort from each other’s desolation.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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