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
Whatever the precise reasons for the breaks, and whether they are needed physically or not, Jagielka feels coaches can derive huge benefits from them, especially if a team is underperforming.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
The Labor Department numbers, which also include public-sector jobs, derive from a monthly survey of hundreds of thousands of employers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
And you, at age 60 with $4 million, might also derive great pleasure from making these gifts.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
Your chances of a 4 coming up only twice are a little harder to calculate unless you use the binomial probability distribution mentioned in Chapter 1, which I’ll derive again in this context.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
Vocabulary lists containing derive
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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"On Women's Right to Vote" by Susan B. Anthony
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