determining

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He said it would take a couple of hours to mitigate the chemical leak, after which investigators will focus on determining the cause of the incident.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Reopening the waterway, through which roughly 20% of the world’s oil supply transits, will be key to determining the extent of the conflict’s economic impact.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

This makes determining the patient's movements or scheduling clinical trials difficult, she added.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

DNA analysis is a powerful tool in determining which plants the new variety should be compared with.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Entropy is a way of measuring just how disordered that state is and of determining the likelihood of particular outcomes with further shuffles.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson