- present participle of determine.
Example Sentences
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Entire industries are in the process of determining how much to spend on AI tools, how many employees they need and how to re-engineer thousands of jobs to incorporate AI capabilities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
So goal difference could play a major factor in determining matters this year.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026
In many states, if a person or their spouse needs to live in the home, or if the person expresses an intent to return home, the residence can remain exempt while determining eligibility.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
Their first game with No. 11 Croatia in suburban Dallas will go a long way toward determining who wins the group.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Judith Harris has convincingly argued that peer influence and community influence are more important than family influence in determining how children turn out.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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