perception
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A lanky 44-year-old who painted himself as an earnest advocate for taxpayer efficiency, Sand has tried to conjure up a public perception as half Atticus Finch, half youth pastor.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
It’s all obscured by layers upon layers of fact, fiction, perception and question.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
Discovering it could open an entirely new avenue of research into how certain chemicals alter visual perception.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
"Sometimes we have to curtail certain solar power plants to maintain the stability of the system. That is why some people have the perception that the government is not encouraging solar power," Karunathilaka said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
All the city’s wealth, however, had failed to shake the widespread perception that Chicago was a secondary city that preferred butchered hogs to Beethoven.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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Milton Keynes Gallery director Anthony Spira said people outside the city would be surprised to see it on the shortlist because of "negative external perceptions"
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
Raised eyebrows and brief eye closure increased perceptions of confidence, while lowered brows and tightened eyes suggested uncertainty or doubt.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
This timing gap and losses at selected companies are distorting perceptions of the broader AI profit pool, the analysts note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
But although athletes feel less sore and perceptions of recovery are improved after a massage, objective measures of performance and muscle function are modest and inconsistent.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
As always, Matty was amazed at the capacity of the blind man’s perceptions.
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
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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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