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apparent

[uh-pair-uhnt, uh-par-] / əˈpɛər ənt, əˈpær- /




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This was an apparent reference to a meme of Mbappe superimposed on an image of Mao.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

“Abundant food and drink . . . an apparent absence of crime” and any number of good pubs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

He also wrote that apparent ethnicity can be a relevant factor in immigration stops when considered alongside other salient factors and that reasonable suspicion permits brief stops for questioning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

But still, Kobak said he was shocked by the scale of apparent AI use.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

On October 16, 2006, they bought from Greg Lippmann’s trading desk $7.5 million in credit default swaps on the double-A tranche of a CDO named, for no apparent reason, Pine Mountain.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis


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