discern
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The Pangram tool has no ability to discern a writer’s work process.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
He’s always been a paradox: a source of endless charisma about whom it’s virtually impossible to discern anything concrete.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026
Unlike with the countries, it is hard to discern an economic logic that could trigger such a winners-become-losers dynamic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
Cutting-edge warfare is being waged with drones and lasers, while the generative computer programs being marketed as “artificial intelligence” warp our ability to discern reality.
From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026
"The orchestra would be incomplete without the viola. It is the soul of the orchestra. You may not always be able to discern its sound, but you always know when it is missing."
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
Vocabulary lists containing discern
Things Fall Apart
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Grade 10, List 5
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