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"If some people have mistakenly inferred that this children's production has any content about the migrant situation which has sparked debate in the UK some nine years later, then their reaction is misplaced."

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The perpetrator would have to keep at least one clue from his victims to feign innocence, but a subtle inconsistency would allow others to infer his guilt.

In this study, the researchers measured the nitrogen isotopic composition in corals to infer how much nitrogen microorganisms have fixed over the past 120 years.

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By analyzing the jets, researchers can infer conditions in the ocean without having to physically bore through the ice shell.

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"Previous findings have inferred that they exist, or hinted at their presence, but haven't actually confirmed that material has definitively escaped out into space. We've now managed to do this for the first time."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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