apparent
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He’d eschewed the family business to practice law in San Antonio but came back after his brother James, Dick’s heir apparent, died unexpectedly in 2015 at age 34.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
But she used it in an apparent effort to convince our reporter not to delay with his own application.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
When these notions are proven wrong, public discontent becomes apparent.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
One video featured on the Instagram channel included a caption that read "64 & counting" -- an apparent reference to the number of years since the Rolling Stones were founded.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
Cayley was convinced that he had made an important breakthrough; but it would be more than a century before the significance of what he had achieved would become apparent.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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