perceive
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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
Their goal was to explore a long-standing mystery: how did the dodo perceive and interact with the world around it?
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
The way Americans perceive socialism is apparently undergoing such a transition.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
At Germany's Canyon, a racing bike equipped with cameras and radars promises to alert cyclists "to the presence of elements they do not necessarily perceive", company spokesman Ben Hilldson said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
One need only place beside them in imagination any Greek statue of a god, so normal and natural with all its beauty, to perceive what a new idea had come into the world.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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This next generation perceives the world and decides what to do next.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The judge said Winehouse was "understandably sensitive about anyone who he perceives as exploiting Amy's memory... but also, in my judgement, he is equally sensitive about ensuring that the family continue to benefit financially."
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
Now, though, he perceives bitcoin is “potentially on the verge of breaking out of this range to the upside and breaking the bear trend.”
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 16, 2026
"China perceives Spain as relatively friendly, less confrontational toward China than other countries and likely more independent from Washington. This allows for more autonomous decision-making," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Apr. 12, 2026
She loves that she thinks she’s in control of my involvement with Jeremy, and she’ll actually have it out with Lauren if she perceives interference.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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Also included in the inventory were some books perceived as likely to be challenged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Cuts could be perceived as an admission that the goods were never worth what the brand was charging in the first place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
He expressed frustration with a perceived lag in the arrival of aid while the nation celebrated Independence Day with pomp and ceremony in the capital Jakarta.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
However, it also means having to address thorny issues with the media, which currently include a perceived lack of signings.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
They might actually improve the perceived quality of the pool of loans and increase the percentage that could be declared triple-A.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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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
It is interesting that they’ve always been enormously vain about the originality of their policy insights, their perceiving before others the rise of populism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
But the more we do that, the more things there are for us to pay attention to and the more worries we have about how other people are perceiving us.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2026
“My love, Ophelia, what ails you this fine day?” asked Hamlet, perceiving my troubled mood.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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