apparent

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None of these middling elements would be particularly grating if it weren’t so apparent that “Cars” had an ulterior capitalist motive.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

The apparent defeat this week of Hydee Feldstein Soto was the result of a lack of clear messaging and a controversy-plagued term, political analysts say.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Investigating four centuries of British and American data, Mr. Goodspeed concludes that the apparent business cycles that economists have spent careers documenting are “apophanies” rather than epiphanies: illusions of pattern imposed on noise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The company launched seven new artificial intelligence models at its Build developer conference on Tuesday in an apparent challenge to OpenAI and Anthropic.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

But Victor’s astonishment was so genuine, and Mrs. Pontellier’s indifference so apparent, that the disturbing notion did not lodge long in her brain.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin