draw a conclusion
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or draw conclusions
: to make a judgment or judgments
Is it possible to draw conclusions from this evidence?
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To him, Broca was drawing a conclusion about smelling ability rather than free will, suggesting that humans are bad smellers while dogs are good smellers.
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Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 3 July 2025
The Fed has been examining the issue for at least four years, releasing an extensive study in 2022 that detailed the advantages and disadvantages without drawing a conclusion.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
Moderate alcohol drinking was associated with higher risk of breast cancer, but the review couldn’t draw a conclusion on the association between moderate alcohol consumption and cancers of the mouth, throat, larynx and esophagus.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
His extensive diary drew a conclusion: while the lure of pre-season in the U.S. for Premier League teams is unashamedly commercial, coaches and players are there to graft.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
But before Biden departed for the meeting, the U.S. government had not yet drawn a conclusion as to who was to blame for the bombing, CNN reported Wednesday, citing an anonymous U.S. official.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune Well, 18 Oct. 2023
Bergmann cautions not to draw a conclusion from the relatively small sample over a short period of time.
—Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2023
According to city officials, a geologist will study the site and draw a conclusion from there, reviewing both the history of the area and any recent changes to the land.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2023
That poll did not have a large enough sample of Asian respondents to draw a conclusion, but a 2021 Pew Research Center poll found a similar lack of support among Latinos, with 39 percent supporting reparations, and a slightly smaller proportion of English-speaking Asian Americans saying the same.
—Scott Wilson, Washington Post, 29 June 2023
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Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 3 July 2025
The Fed has been examining the issue for at least four years, releasing an extensive study in 2022 that detailed the advantages and disadvantages without drawing a conclusion.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
Moderate alcohol drinking was associated with higher risk of breast cancer, but the review couldn’t draw a conclusion on the association between moderate alcohol consumption and cancers of the mouth, throat, larynx and esophagus.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
His extensive diary drew a conclusion: while the lure of pre-season in the U.S. for Premier League teams is unashamedly commercial, coaches and players are there to graft.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
But before Biden departed for the meeting, the U.S. government had not yet drawn a conclusion as to who was to blame for the bombing, CNN reported Wednesday, citing an anonymous U.S. official.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune Well, 18 Oct. 2023
Bergmann cautions not to draw a conclusion from the relatively small sample over a short period of time.
—Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2023
According to city officials, a geologist will study the site and draw a conclusion from there, reviewing both the history of the area and any recent changes to the land.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2023
That poll did not have a large enough sample of Asian respondents to draw a conclusion, but a 2021 Pew Research Center poll found a similar lack of support among Latinos, with 39 percent supporting reparations, and a slightly smaller proportion of English-speaking Asian Americans saying the same.
—Scott Wilson, Washington Post, 29 June 2023
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