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perception

[per-sep-shuhn] / pərˈsɛp ʃən /


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A century on, people’s perception of nonrhoticity changed again, as Irish and Italian immigrants in the American Northeast began to adopt local speech patterns, giving it a less genteel association.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

"But perhaps what's interesting is the reaction of some other states, such as South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan, reacting to the threat perception," he said.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

The model powers Meta’s AI assistant and specializes in multimodal perception, reasoning, health and agentic tasks.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

It prompts us, as we bob about, to reflect on our own proclivities and preconceptions, our patterns of reception and perception.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

The point of all of it was to alter your perception of your chances and your money, and all of it depressed Eisman: He didn’t even like to gamble.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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