apparent

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You will have similar issues to face in your 50s, and they will become more challenging as you get older and the finite nature of your finances becomes more apparent.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Suzanna’s problems include the apparent near-insolvency of her father upon his death—possibly jeopardizing her studies in psychology—and the untender mercies of her mother, Susan, played with delectable evil-queen imperiousness by Linda Emond.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The government’s explanations for the arrests, wrote Judge Jennifer Thurston in Fresno, “rely on unsupported assumptions, hunches and generalizations about the relationship between a person’s apparent status as a day laborer and their immigration status.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Later, the US president posted again - "Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time!" - an apparent extension of the deadline originally meant to expire on Monday, 6 April.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

The apparent textual anomalies are artifacts, products of misreading.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton