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derive

[dih-rahyv] / dɪˈraɪv /


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And you, at age 60 with $4 million, might also derive great pleasure from making these gifts.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Palantir sells software to centralize, manage and analyze large amounts of data, helping government agencies and private companies derive insights from disparate databases.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

The best coming-of-age stories derive their power from being endings as much as beginnings.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

When investors want to express a view on the trajectory of the world’s financial markets, they often use the S&P 500 because its constituents derive so much revenue from international operations.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

During my thirty-four-year tenure as a climber, I’d found that the most rewarding aspects of mountaineering derive from the sport’s emphasis on self-reliance, on making critical decisions and dealing with the consequences, on personal responsibility.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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