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The world of “Lanterns” prefers to be bracingly honest about our false assumptions about heroism and whether the people we deem to be noble really are.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

Many residents blame the city for what they deem an inadequate response to the fire and a lack of transparency and resources.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

The company in July said it would start guaranteeing the quality of its Whoppers, committing to remake orders on the spot if customers deem them unsatisfactory, and providing a future Whopper for free.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

The estate may not be divided equally among the children — or in ways they deem fair.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

‘Are there no leeches among you? She is hurt, to the death maybe, but I deem that she yet lives.’

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

"This is a message that Pyongyang is closely watching the upcoming drills and could stage a provocation if it deems one necessary."

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

The law allows the president to impose tariffs on products he deems critical to national security, such as polysilicon that ends up in semiconductors used by military contractors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Singapore has strict rules on public speech and what it deems as demonstrations, arguing that it is necessary to regulate them to protect social harmony.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Cloud is another business Lapping deems ripe for disintermediation by China.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

The term sex refers to the biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women, while gender refers to society’s constructed roles, expectations, behaviors, attitudes, and activities that it deems appropriate for men and women.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

“Any use of Mr. Daniels’ NIL occurring after LSU’s receipt of this notice will be deemed knowing and willful and will be pursued vigorously through all available legal and equitable remedies.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Many of these delinquencies fall into the bucket of “severely derogatory” loans, meaning lenders have generally deemed them uncollectable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

At the end of April, the group said it had reinstated a regional parliament, which had been deemed illegitimate.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Referee Maj Forsberg said Cunningham was not penalised for her reaction because "we deemed her reaction to the severity of the contact to be acceptable".

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

Work is deemed so fundamental to human existence in many countries around the world that it is regarded as a basic human right.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

The deadly Ebola outbreak raging in central Africa probably began several months ago, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, deeming the risk high in the region but low worldwide.

From Barron's ● May 20, 2026

The SBA inspector general later recommended that all awards to talent agents be reviewed or audited, deeming them “high-risk.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

Raman and Pratt are right in deeming Bass the old guard of a beat-up city — but the old guard didn’t get there without knowing how to win.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

Construction on the ballroom has been stop-and-go since late March, when a federal judge halted progress after deeming it to be wildly illegal absent congressional approval.

From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2026

He took on big, monopolistic companies, deeming them “hurtful to the general welfare.”

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple