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[deem] / dim /


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"The family are very interested to know what evidence was provided or what evidence wasn't provided by the prison service in order for the court to deem it not substantial," he said.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

But some experts say they could also be a statement on which pockets of the AI hardware sector investors deem resilient.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

Yet scholars deem Baldwin to have displayed many admirable leadership qualities—magnanimity, political astuteness, trustworthiness—and he was successful by his own lights, having passed reforms in housing and pensions.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

The agency said that it alerted the appropriate Illinois law enforcement agency of its findings, and the Illinois agency did not deem it to be an actionable threat.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

Not I. For I deem it perilous now for mortal man wilfully to seek out the Elder People.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

“In light of evolving societal norms, the Commissioner deems there is insufficient justification for the continued use of marital status in automobile insurance rating,” the filing stated.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

"This is a message that Pyongyang is closely watching the upcoming drills and could stage a provocation if it deems one necessary."

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

Singapore has strict rules on public speech and what it deems as demonstrations, arguing that it is necessary to regulate them to protect social harmony.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Cloud is another business Lapping deems ripe for disintermediation by China.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

I sit at the same table I always sit at, where Camille and everyone she deems worthy sits, too.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender

For 32 years, the women's 800m was absent from the Olympics, with its competitors deemed too frail.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

Matthew Butt KC, for Officer 2, said the report was "sufficient" - but that, should further action be deemed necessary, it would be better handled by the police and Crown Prosecution Service.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

The company disclosed six new examples of misaligned behavior, all of which it said would have been deemed eligible for disclosure or investigation under the framework.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

U.S. inventories in Europe of PAC-3 Patriot air defense interceptors and Atacms surface-to-surface missiles are deemed by some U.S. officials to be beyond critical and rebuilding the stockpiles could take years, the Journal reported.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

After that year had passed, and part of another, she was deemed ready.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry

District Judge Rita F. Lin of the Northern District of California said in her decision that the government had illegally retaliated against Anthropic, deeming it a supply-chain risk “for constitutionally protected expressive activities.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 28, 2026

The deadly Ebola outbreak raging in central Africa probably began several months ago, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, deeming the risk high in the region but low worldwide.

From Barron's May 20, 2026

The three judges also found that the original judge had erred by not deeming Tickle's removal from the app based on Grover's "first visual review" of the profile picture as direct discrimination.

From BBC May 15, 2026

The SBA inspector general later recommended that all awards to talent agents be reviewed or audited, deeming them “high-risk.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 11, 2026

Mainly because as each of us gets better and wiser in our particular areas of expertise, we have to toss everything and start over, deeming the old material to be childish and unprofessional.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman




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