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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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There is no reading of the statute under which enforcing the Building Code includes plumbing a restaurant’s kitchen.

— Fabiola Stuyvesant, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
Capital Engineering, a mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering firm the district has worked with in the past, has been tapped to help assess the district’s losses and develop a plan for remedying the issue.

— Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2026

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Under the contract, COnovate will continue scaling US production while working toward commercial qualification of the material.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
Identify the local tension your offer resolves, partner with voices who already have audience trust and test the message in a small geography before scaling.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

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