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discern

[dih-surn, -zurn] / dɪˈsɜrn, -ˈzɜrn /


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AI cannot read the news to discern either the meaning of news or the emotions it will likely elicit.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

But his lesser narrative skills, and his tendency to minimize Spartan errors, make that theme hard to discern in his works.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

"Our eX-GL approach effectively automates the interpretation of complex magnetization reversal process and enables identification of hidden mechanisms, difficult to discern using conventional methods," says Prof. Kotsugi.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

"The more that people see AI content, the less able that they are to discern fact from fiction, then the more likely they're going to be to distrust real content," said McDermott Rees.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

In a few more steps the tunnel—Mrs. Frisby could now discern, dimly, its shape and direction—took a turn to the right, and she did see for herself.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien




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