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apparent

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




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Finally, an apparent resemblance between the late US pop icon Prince and the Prince of Wales fills the front page of the Daily Star on Sunday.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

According to the researchers, the apparent preference for positivity largely reflects an underlying preference for safety.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

“And then there’s the question of how we should behave towards AI at various stages of apparent consciousness,” she added.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

The apparent strategy is simple: say as little as possible and avoid offending anyone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

But at the beginning of October it became apparent that Venus was changing shape: slowly, it was moving towards being a half-circle.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton


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