derive from

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But what Salesforce really needs, he said, is positive word-of-mouth from clients talking up the value they derive from its AI products.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Kurvilla, who studied at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and taught global health policy at Boston University, said that "40 percent or more of biomedical Western medicine, pharmaceuticals, derive from natural products".

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

A nearly eight-foot stack of 26 enlarged white ceramic plates, which derive from dinnerware the artist found in a shop, stands as a mind-boggling pillar.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

"The best satisfaction we derive from this is when you get a text message from the mum to say 'thank you, you guys are amazing'," he says.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025

Their roles were decorative on this night and on all others; the glory was their husband’s and their sustenance came from what nourishment they could derive from his reflection.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy