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impression

[im-presh-uhn] / ɪmˈprɛʃ ən /




NOUN
pretending to be somebody
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The half-submerged mammoth sculpture in the museum’s iconic outdoor Lake Pit gives the common but inaccurate impression that the tar worked like quicksand, sucking its victims fatally downward.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

“The impression I came away with was, that was a big mistake to do, and ridiculous and stupid,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

To give some impression of how meaningful these numbers could be, the JPMorgan team assesses the wealth contribution from share price appreciation to reach the equivalent of 1.6% of GDP.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Investors had the impression that Alphabet would keep funding its huge capital expenditures—slated to total $180 billion to $190 billion this year—from earnings and new debt.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Maybe somewhere out here there’s a Trevor look-alike that met this dog and made an impression.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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