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apparent

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




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His apparent confidence rests on legal arguments the Fed has honed over many decades even though the law is open to interpretation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

When these notions are proven wrong, public discontent becomes apparent.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

It sounds simple, yet when it is not there, the loss is all too apparent.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

There were not apparent controls, for example, to ensure it was only Gen Z women responding.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

“The more Liddy and I discussed both the problem of, and the opportunity presented by, Dr. Fielding’s file,” Hunt recalled, “the more apparent it became that the file should be photographed by surreptitious means.”

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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