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DCB: I think my production team was interpreting what I wrote in the script and felt like that was the right material for that exchange between Anne and Raymond.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2025

There’s good reason to think that Congress was interpreting and protecting the First Amendment when it enacted that language.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2022

But Dr. Hayden said she was interpreting the new studies cautiously because “for years and years and years,” research has suggested that nasopharyngeal specimens are best for detecting respiratory viruses.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2022

Swimply argued that the state was interpreting the law incorrectly, inconsistently applying it and exceeding its regulatory authority.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2021

The noise his crew was interpreting as that of enemy torpedoes, Herrick suggested, could actually be coming from the American ship’s own propeller.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin