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perceive

[per-seev] / pərˈsiv /




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A University of Massachusetts Amherst poll last month found that only 22% of Americans perceive the economy in a good or fair state.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

That brings me to one of the more surprising lessons so far: how I perceive risk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

If your co-workers would like to paint the reality which they presumably opted into as unfair, that is a reflection on how they perceive themselves, not you.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

But what some perceive as a negative makes the Green Lantern legend appealing to others, especially those driven to ascend through ambition and hard work.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

But above the grey land and the spasms of bleak dust which drift endlessly over it, you perceive, after a moment, the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Both Cruise and Pitt have a death grip on their A-List prestige, hyper-aware of how much the world perceives and enjoys their work.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

Being among the bodies in motion, a boutique is perhaps the last place your mind perceives you to be, but the clothes remain the quiet constant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

But, crucially, you hear in his answer a sense of why he perceives that - that is what it feels like.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

He perceives growing demand for small language models, too.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Maybe Eric perceives Four as a potential threat to his position.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

The results are perceived as market-friendly, fueling bets on reduced government spending and privatization.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Utilities may also be a good bet, but not those that have been boosted by perceived AI energy demand, which leaves U.K. and German infrastructure plays as a better option.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Others labelled the perceived lack of justice a "disgrace" and said they felt ashamed of the prestigious university, which has defended its handling of the case.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Contributing to that assessment, he claimed, is a perceived inability or unwillingness to effectively fight certain types of crime.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The world seemed to dim, and Lazlo, looking up, perceived the moonlight now only as a nimbus around the citadel’s edges.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

"Since dietary decisions are strongly influenced by reward assessment and physical state, targeted breath regulation could also play a role in consciously perceiving and more effectively managing eating behavior," Park summarizes for future research activities.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

In under half a minute, the state’s theory asserts, Byrd and Roberts went from perceiving a genuine threat and returning fire to pursuing someone who no longer posed a danger.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

The consultation is looking into how this would be determined, and is considering factors such as people living together, sharing finances and others perceiving them as a couple.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

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

He was alone and afraid, yet perceiving old, familiar sounds and smells—those of the field where he was born.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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