identifying

Example Sentences

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For decades, scientists searching for life beyond Earth have focused on one central challenge: identifying the right molecules to look for on distant planets and moons.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

Spelling mistakes and formatting errors throughout the proclamations have made identifying exempted plants a guessing game.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Bonin said real estate developers, labor unions and other well-funded donors have historically followed the “democratic norm,” identifying their biggest contributors on their ads and naming all of them in their public filings.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

President Donald Trump directed US federal agencies in February to begin identifying and releasing government files related to UFOs and aliens, saying the move was "based on the tremendous interest shown."

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

They are not so much components of language as components of reason, identifying the ways in which one idea can lead to another in our train of thought.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker