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fathoming

verb

present participle of fathom

as in plumbing

to measure the depth of (as a body of water) typically with a weighted line the pilot had to continually fathom the river, which drought conditions had lowered to unprecedented levels

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Recent Examples of fathoming For starters, even though federal law requires hospitals to list their prices publicly, fathoming these files is almost impossible. — Rufina Chow, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026 However, Chiefs veteran center Creed Humphrey says his team won't be listening to those, or even fathoming the thought of panicking. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Nov. 2025 Advertisement Svetlana’s optimistic pretend normalcy and Lyudmila’s practical approach to medication point to impossibility of fathoming the many crushing consequences of the Ukraine crisis. — Nina Khrushcheva, Time, 3 Oct. 2025

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Getty Images At first sight, the mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering work involved in construction doesn’t seem a prime target for disruption from artificial intelligence.

— David Prosser, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
But even as Moon landings, space shuttles, and reusable rockets seized the headlines, Link, along with a stubborn handful of engineers, explorers, and flat-out dreamers, kept plumbing the ocean instead.

— Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

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Cybersecurity is crucial for scaling solutions, opening significant new business avenues across the expanding supply chain.

— Ray Fernandez, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Migrants from across Africa regularly attempt to reach the enclave by swimming from Morocco or scaling the heavily fortified border fence in hopes of gaining entry into the European Union.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026

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