Example Sentences

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Around 12.9 million students nationwide registered for this year's "gaokao", according to the Ministry of Education, which for most is the sole determining factor in admission to a Chinese university.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

At the same time, our ability to thrive on a clean-energy economy will be one of the determining features of the strength of America’s middle class for generations to come.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

According to the researchers, these findings highlight a potentially important but previously underrecognized role for the thymus in determining how effectively modern cancer immunotherapies work.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

With expectations high both on and off the pitch, next season will play a defining role in determining whether Vinicius commits his future to the club.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Here too, isotope analysis of his teeth solved the mystery, determining conclusively that his roots were not in England but in Italy.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler