as in deductions
an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning
that seems like a reasonable inference, but in this case it happens to be incorrect
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Recent Examples of inferences
Certain lower-risk administrative technologies are expressly excluded, including spreadsheets requiring human analysis, workflow management and routing tools, and systems that simply organize or summarize information without generating predictions or inferences.
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Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
With this data, scientists can draw inferences about consciousness.
—Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
Most of the inferences in that profile were wrong.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
But a close reading of the filing encouraged certain inferences.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Also, Goldman’s framework rests not on a direct count of jobs lost to AI and jobs created by AI in real time, but on inferences derived from a regression analysis.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
So the astronauts' narration will go a long way for NASA's science team to make inferences about these lunar features.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
The problem is that such inferences are often wildly speculative and will almost certainly lead to false convictions or arrests.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
In the video, which circulated Tuesday on social media, Dye used voices that made inferences about Malukas’ sexuality.
—Jenna Fryer, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
With this data, scientists can draw inferences about consciousness.
—Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
Most of the inferences in that profile were wrong.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
But a close reading of the filing encouraged certain inferences.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Also, Goldman’s framework rests not on a direct count of jobs lost to AI and jobs created by AI in real time, but on inferences derived from a regression analysis.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
So the astronauts' narration will go a long way for NASA's science team to make inferences about these lunar features.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
The problem is that such inferences are often wildly speculative and will almost certainly lead to false convictions or arrests.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
In the video, which circulated Tuesday on social media, Dye used voices that made inferences about Malukas’ sexuality.
—Jenna Fryer, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inferences
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Adapting the private-sector pay structure for all work in prison could result in fair wages – that’s if deductions are revised to be fair as well.—
Julia Bowling,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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The 1% floor on corporate deductions stacks directly against the existing 10% cap.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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For the United States, that fact leads to several conclusions.—
Olivia White,
Time,
29 May 2026
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Arab producers are drawing their own conclusions, redirecting supply chains away from Gulf chokepoints and investing in rail corridors linking inland production facilities to ports far removed from the current theater of conflict.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Despite the immense power of these evaluations, judges, attorneys and researchers have spent decades questioning the validity of psychologists’ determinations in custody disputes.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2026
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The variable nature of gig income can complicate benefit determinations.—
Diane Winiarski,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The controversy has reignited debate over harm-reduction policies, which seek to reduce the health consequences of drug use through services such as clean syringes, smoking supplies, overdose-reversal medication and connections to treatment and housing services.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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Past contestants warn of real consequences from sleuthing and online discourse.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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Bari Weiss directed the housecleaning at the newsmagazine last week, and Nick Bilton signed the letter telling Scott Pelley he was fired on Tuesday night, but the Paramount CEO owns the decisions and the disconcerting fallout.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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Long term, there will be decisions to be made regarding how to link the individual qubits in a way that enables error correction.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
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The festive, charming and energetic North American tour of the Broadway production is packed with as much nostalgia as new characters that are doppelgangers for the original series’ heroes and villains, and who often challenge our assumptions about their infamous families.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
4 June 2026
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June’s astro-weather is challenging everything from your belief systems and emotional assumptions to your communication style and daily responsibilities.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
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