perceiving

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But Hsu said consumers in the survey began perceiving stronger inflation ahead after the Iran war began.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

"As adults, we overthink: 'How am I coming across? How's everyone perceiving me?'," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

"Pain is an extremely efficient means for perceiving damage to the body and to indicate the associated threat to its continued life. This often triggers a survival response, such as fleeing or freezing."

From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2025

While there’s no guarantee that the numbers they estimate end up being right, it can still be helpful to understand how banks are perceiving the health of current borrowers.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025

And whereas before, her mother’s and Jaimito’s mother’s hints were the intrusion of elders into what was none of their business, now it seems the old people were perceiving destiny.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez