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perceive

[per-seev] / pərˈsiv /




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In recent years, streaming’s popularity has significantly impacted the genre and how audiences perceive it.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

By processing these measurements through a model of human color vision, the team calculated the colors that people would actually perceive.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

“We perceive these two as investing more heavily and consistently in the U.S. beverage market to drive revenue growth, while PepsiCo often describes cost-cutting and margin expansion as significant priorities,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

“High-income” by the World Bank’s definition doesn’t necessarily mean rich as Americans would perceive it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Over the years, a series of “audit studies” have tried to measure how people perceive different names.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

An additional vulnerability Panigirtzoglou perceives is the assets under management of leveraged memory ETFs, relative to the market capitalization of the underlying stocks.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

Both Cruise and Pitt have a death grip on their A-List prestige, hyper-aware of how much the world perceives and enjoys their work.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

Being among the bodies in motion, a boutique is perhaps the last place your mind perceives you to be, but the clothes remain the quiet constant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

But he offered an insight into how he perceives the hurricane of questions he faces.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

She loves that she thinks she’s in control of my involvement with Jeremy, and she’ll actually have it out with Lauren if she perceives interference.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

Anthropic is perceived as “if not the premier AI model,” than certainly one of them, said Sosnick.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

This was perceived as a dig against Eduardo, mockingly nicknamed "little banana."

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Many on the call were stunned at what they perceived as a lack of understanding of election planning.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

Spokeswoman Nicola Love said it shouldn't be surprising that women are "disproportionately worried about how they're perceived" when they go to give evidence.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

It didn’t take a genius to realize what had happened, or how it would be perceived.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

This is, in many ways, a perfect example of lateral thinking in action: Two intelligent groups looking at exactly the same situation and perceiving entirely different realities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

"Since dietary decisions are strongly influenced by reward assessment and physical state, targeted breath regulation could also play a role in consciously perceiving and more effectively managing eating behavior," Park summarizes for future research activities.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 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

In under half a minute, the state’s theory asserts, Byrd and Roberts went from perceiving a genuine threat and returning fire to pursuing someone who no longer posed a danger.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

“My love, Ophelia, what ails you this fine day?” asked Hamlet, perceiving my troubled mood.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein


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