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ascertaining

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Ascertaining whether these transgressions represented a small fraction of McKinsey’s undertakings or played a central role in its operations would have provided a better understanding of the scope of the wrongdoing.

From Washington Post • Sep. 29, 2022

Ascertaining the actual number is difficult due to the haphazard nature of artisanal mining in the economically struggling southern African country.

From Washington Times • Dec. 1, 2020

Ascertaining what they did was a 300 man-year task that was languishing until an open-source initiative got behind it.

From Forbes • Oct. 8, 2014

Ascertaining the cumulative volume of radiation emitted by the plant is possible, van de Putte said.

From BusinessWeek • May 27, 2011

Ascertaining the amount of the error, and allowing for it in marking the brasses; 2.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua