derive from
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Tire manufacturers say models that meet the new standards cost hundreds of dollars more per set, far more than the commission’s estimate and any savings consumers would derive from improved fuel economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Part of the problem may derive from concerns about the listing of OpenAI.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
And the plastics increasingly used to build and furnish homes derive from fossil fuels.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
Dating back to the late 18th century, “hoax” seems to derive from what a conjurer or juggler might say, a truncation of “hocus pocus,” utilized to divert the attention of an audience.
From Salon ● Dec. 28, 2025
What evolutionary benefit does a microbe derive from making us sick in bizarre ways, like giving us genital sores or diarrhea?
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
