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interpretation

[in-tur-pri-tey-shuhn] / ɪnˌtɜr prɪˈteɪ ʃən /


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This one has stretched its interpretation of existing trade statutes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

But the Ifab football laws board has since underlined that this is not the correct interpretation of the law change.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

To investigate whether this interpretation was correct, the researchers estimated the animal's body mass as a newborn and compared it with its adult body mass.

From Science Daily Aug. 13, 2026

The Taliban authorities have ruled for nearly five years, according to a strict interpretation of Islamic law, and have taken steps to control Afghans' access to technology without saying why.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

She analyzed the text and offered a different interpretation.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

Most of the Iranian artists left their instructions generously open-ended, inviting the interpretations and transmutations of their U.S. peers.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Mahalia Jackson’s gospel anthems and Harry Belafonte’s interpretations of calypso music took on special relevance for the civil-rights movement.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

I’ve read a few interpretations of the narrative’s emphasis on labor exchange that assume these moments are meant to teach children that labor has value.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

Earlier interpretations suggested that most of the victims were female, but the genetic evidence shows that nine out of ten burials examined there were male.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

Again the priest offered interpretations, which were as meaningless to me as if he too were speaking in tongues.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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