Example Sentences

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His challenge, he said, is divining an innovative deal that attracts post-pandemic tenants, a challenge that led him to offer incentives that include cutting his leasing price by half.

From Washington Post • Jan. 27, 2023

In fact, perhaps the greatest challenge for Bitcoin is divining the technology’s true purpose.

From Forbes • Jun. 5, 2015

An enduring guessing game in New York is divining the significance of the after-dark colors at the city’s most famous building.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2012

Part of the problem is divining what the president is thinking.

From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2011