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to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information
from the summit, he was able to derive his location from the position of several prominent landmarks
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Recent Examples of derived
Even the weak 2025 figures are likely to be revised lower in February, when the government completes an annual benchmarking of the jobs figures to an actual count of jobs derived from companies’ unemployment insurance filings.
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Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
The short-form categories (nonfiction/reality and comedy/drama/variety) will now be tracked, the academy says, and recognize both original series and those based on or derived from other programming.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026
The probes follow a global surge over the past few weeks in the use of Grok to create and share nonconsensual, intimate images, or NCII, derived from photos or videos of real people in response to user’s prompts.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2026
The same debate is playing out over off-brand marijuana products like Delta-8, which are derived from hemp.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 6 Jan. 2026
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Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
The short-form categories (nonfiction/reality and comedy/drama/variety) will now be tracked, the academy says, and recognize both original series and those based on or derived from other programming.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026
The probes follow a global surge over the past few weeks in the use of Grok to create and share nonconsensual, intimate images, or NCII, derived from photos or videos of real people in response to user’s prompts.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2026
The same debate is playing out over off-brand marijuana products like Delta-8, which are derived from hemp.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 6 Jan. 2026
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Jennifer Lawrence, Jennifer Lopez and Teyana Taylor were just a few of the stars who understood the assignment and dressed to impress for Hollywood's big night out.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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The Golden Globes is one of Hollywood's most glamorous nights, and this year our favorite stars' stylists understood the assignment.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
12 Jan. 2026
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After a few minutes, Ricky decided to go back to their grandparents’ home, about two blocks away.—
Emily Krauser,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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Whichever producer decided to make this the first award of the night, good job.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
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In fact, effectively invisible, dark matter can only be inferred due to its interaction with gravity and the effect this has on light and conventional matter.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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Nor can any trend confidently be inferred from the fact that Sunday was the warmest day in the past six, going back to the last two days of December.—
Martin Weil,
Washington Post,
5 Jan. 2026
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Beyoncé is reportedly working on the final piece to her trilogy of albums that many fans have deduced will be a rock album.—
Essence,
Essence,
30 Dec. 2025
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That left studio executives — many of whom correctly deduced they’d be shown the exit as soon as David Ellison’s crew took over — punching the clock.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
26 Dec. 2025
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Both concluded the same year, after which McHale played Tad O'Malley on The X-Files reboot.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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The first project – converting the former Sedgefield Elementary into a Montessori program for pre-K through 6th grade – concluded in August.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Jan. 2026
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