apparent
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He’d eschewed the family business to practice law in San Antonio but came back after his brother James, Dick’s heir apparent, died unexpectedly in 2015 at age 34.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
But she used it in an apparent effort to convince our reporter not to delay with his own application.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
When these notions are proven wrong, public discontent becomes apparent.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
Moreno-Gama was the apparent author of the document, described as a “three-part series,” the court filing said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
As Blackmon notes: “The apparent demise...of leasing prisoners seemed a harbinger of a new day. But the harsher reality of the South was that the new post-Civil War neoslavery was evolving—not disappearing.”
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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