perception
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Reputation is a funny thing — how easily it can subconsciously skew one’s perception, even when we try our best to remain impartial.
From Salon โ Oct. 2, 2026
A moment of heightened perception comes halfway through the book when David becomes incontinent.
From The Wall Street Journal โ Oct. 2, 2026
“That gave those in charge the ability to pick and choose who would vote and who would not vote based on their perception of standards.”
From Los Angeles Times โ Oct. 1, 2026
If the genders were reversed and your husband was the one with $8 million saved for retirement and had sold a business, the public and private perception of your relationship would likely be quite different.
From MarketWatch โ Sep. 28, 2026
And yet a pernicious seed had been planted—a perception of me as disgruntled and vaguely hostile, lacking some expected level of grace.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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Griffin said part of the point of his donation was to counter those perceptions.
From MarketWatch โ Sep. 30, 2026
Don’t make their perceptions your problem, and try not to judge them too harshly.
From MarketWatch โ Sep. 28, 2026
"Clearly the perceptions I had before being asked to do the job were completely different to what I feel now," he says.
From BBC โ Sep. 25, 2026
Part of challenging those perceptions is embracing an authentic leadership style.
From The Wall Street Journal โ Sep. 18, 2026
On Wall Street in 2008 the reality finally overwhelmed perceptions: A crowded theater burned down with a lot of people still in their seats.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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Vocabulary lists containing perception
Vocabulary from the Introduction to "Reality is Broken" by Jane McGonigal
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"Animal Wisdom" and "The Last Wolf," Vocabulary from the poems
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Content Summary G.2: Regionalization
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