draw a conclusion

idiom

variants or draw conclusions
: to make a judgment or judgments
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Will 10 to 12 plays in the second preseason game be enough to draw a conclusion for Johnson or any other coach in a similar position around the league? Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 To him, Broca was drawing a conclusion about smelling ability rather than free will, suggesting that humans are bad smellers while dogs are good smellers. Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 3 July 2025 The Fed has been examining the issue for at least four years, releasing an extensive study in 2022 that detailed the advantages and disadvantages without drawing a conclusion. Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025 Moderate alcohol drinking was associated with higher risk of breast cancer, but the review couldn’t draw a conclusion on the association between moderate alcohol consumption and cancers of the mouth, throat, larynx and esophagus. Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025 His extensive diary drew a conclusion: while the lure of pre-season in the U.S. for Premier League teams is unashamedly commercial, coaches and players are there to graft. Phil Hay, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024 But before Biden departed for the meeting, the U.S. government had not yet drawn a conclusion as to who was to blame for the bombing, CNN reported Wednesday, citing an anonymous U.S. official. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune Well, 18 Oct. 2023 Bergmann cautions not to draw a conclusion from the relatively small sample over a short period of time. Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2023 According to city officials, a geologist will study the site and draw a conclusion from there, reviewing both the history of the area and any recent changes to the land. Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2023

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