on the face
Example Sentences
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Because of that, RPOs aren’t on the face of a company’s financial statements.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
Oracle has a $523 billion revenue backlog which is impressive on the face of it.
From Barron's • Dec. 11, 2025
Asked about the tribunal's judgement in Ms Peggie's case, the peer said that "on the face of it" it appeared "not be to be compatible" with the Supreme Court ruling.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025
“It just depends on the face, the person, what they need and their budget,” Vargas said.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025
“It is so awful—Billy Boy—to look on the face of death like that—the beckoning face. I’ve been pretty close myself at times—but it’s so different when it’s one’s Mother.”
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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