perceptions

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Polling data on how people around the world view America inevitably makes for dry reading, but still exposes startling differences between how Americans see themselves and external perceptions.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

In any case, the fact that, here, the “more advanced” farming women married into hunter-gatherer groups, contrary to many archaeologists’ expectations that hunter-gatherer women would “marry up”, suggests that perceptions need to change.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

Mosengo-Omba, however, has warned that perceptions about the disease are causing unnecessary anxiety.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

As consumers spend more of their income on higher-gas prices, perceptions of price increases in the near-term have picked up.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 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