derive
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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
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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
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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
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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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