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perceive

[per-seev] / pərˈsiv /




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If your co-workers would like to paint the reality which they presumably opted into as unfair, that is a reflection on how they perceive themselves, not you.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

Their goal was to explore a long-standing mystery: how did the dodo perceive and interact with the world around it?

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

He declined to say how China or North Korea may perceive the mass exercise featuring more than 500 maritime events and 2,400 air missions.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

And truthfully, there’s dignity in that curiosity, in wanting to know if greatness is all there is, or if there is something more that exists beyond what we can perceive.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

I just had to stay focused on my goal and ignore any haters—both real and imagined—that I might perceive.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

Tinnitus, often described as ringing in the ears, occurs when someone perceives a sound inside the ear or head even though no external source is producing it.

From Science Daily Jul. 19, 2026

That index, which the Fed perceives to be more representative, stood at 4.1% in May, far above the Fed’s 2% target.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Now, though, he perceives bitcoin is “potentially on the verge of breaking out of this range to the upside and breaking the bear trend.”

From MarketWatch Apr. 16, 2026

"China perceives Spain as relatively friendly, less confrontational toward China than other countries and likely more independent from Washington. This allows for more autonomous decision-making," he told AFP.

From Barron's Apr. 12, 2026

And at night, waking out of a dream, overwhelmed and bewitched by the crowding apparitions, a man perceives with alarm how slight is the support, how thin the boundary that divides him from the darkness.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

Additionally, “Ashmore’s shares have significantly re-rated in the past nine months, which to a large degree was owing to the perceived inflection in Emerging Markets flows seen across the industry,” they add.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

Since the 2025-26 season ended, and United's summer transfer strategy started to be debated, it seemed obvious the club would move to address a perceived weakness in Michael Carrick's squad.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

They can suffer from lower perceived competence, burn out, and ultimately quit or flee to other sports to escape the older sibling’s shadow, which isn’t necessarily a negative course correction.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

For now, the strategists say the “summer consensus” that dictates buying assets that are perceived as riskier, such as stocks, is still in place.

From MarketWatch Aug. 28, 2026

No one in the audience perceived a link between the two subjects being discussed.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

That’s not quite how others are perceiving this “symbol.”

From Slate Sep. 9, 2026

No damning life event preceded my change in style, though I’d recently stopped dating and found some strange joy in perceiving bangs as another barrier-to-entry to anyone who tried.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

The consultation is looking into how this would be determined, and is considering factors such as people living together, sharing finances and others perceiving them as a couple.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

Consumers in the survey began perceiving stronger inflation ahead after the Iran war started, Hsu said.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 13, 2026

“Good. It didn’t. Never fool yourself into perceiving things that don’t exist. It’s a fine line to walk, but sympathy is not an art for the weak willed.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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