determining

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Seven disciplines will be contested in both London and New York - the 100m hurdles, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, mile, and long jump - with an athlete's combined points determining the overall event winner.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Heal the Bay said it has partnered with the city to form a task force dedicated to determining the cause of the reported pollution and informing future solutions for mitigating the problem.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

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

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Researchers say the next step is determining how widespread these changes are across the Southern Ocean storm belt and understanding what they could mean for the global climate system in the future.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Here too, isotope analysis of his teeth solved the mystery, determining conclusively that his roots were not in England but in Italy.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler