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perceived

[per-seevd] / pərˈsivd /


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Prince turned down a chance to duet with Jackson on “Bad” over what can only be perceived as a power struggle based on the lyrics.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

The selloff reflected market anxiety over an increase in shares rather than perceived flaws in the business itself.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The framework proved to be “a delicately constructed Maginot Line against the perceived endless threat of deflation,” said John Cochrane, an economist at Stanford’s Hoover Institution.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Or F1 could leave the races as they are in terms of energy management, given that has been a perceived positive of the new rules, and just fix qualifying.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Indeed, all of evolution could be perceived as the vertical transfer of germplasm from one generation to the next: an egg was the only way for a chicken to transfer information to another chicken.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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