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Meanings of discovered in English

Discovered or determined by scientific observation.

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Revealed.

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Usage of discovered in English
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Another special case of the three-body problem was discovered in recent years.
Death by black hole: and other cosmic quandaries
2
Question 7: Russian and American scientists have discovered a new superheavy element.
Reuters
3
Here's what I discovered: The wine varies enormously from year to year.
Radio NZ
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Belatedly he discovered his best form; he even had a set point.
The Guardian
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The Dallas-based programmer quickly discovered the diet's main problem: It's fiendishly complicated.
Wired
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Researchers believe a recently-discovered mite may help end the country's wasp problem.
Radio NZ
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One common trait he discovered was a desire to learn new information.
Ebony
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In recent months, an increasing number of mass graves have been discovered.
Radio NZ
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Police in Northern Ireland have discovered a suspect object in Derry today.
The Irish Times
10
Police said the bombs were discovered after officers acted on information received.
The Irish Times
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The following morning, police discovered a second body, 30m from the first.
News.com.au
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Although, some of the first ones were discovered almost 100 years ago.
Wired
13
You discovered that no matter how great your power, nobody wanted it.
More Than Human
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At least she'd finally discovered a possible source of the king's power.
Crown of Midnight
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Fortunately, Sylvia had discovered that it was possible to actually buy water.
The sex lives of cannibals: adrift in the equatorial pacific
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However, the two cosmonauts discovered its automatic re-entry system no longer worked.
The Guardian
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Australia
Common
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