perceive

First we perceive something, then we think about it and make a choice, and finally we act.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

What we are starting to perceive in the U.S.,

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

He declined to say how China or North Korea may perceive the mass exercise featuring more than 500 maritime events and 2,400 air missions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

Sometimes what we perceive as micromanagement is just workplace culture.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

It is not possible, by listening to the music, to perceive the underlying design, although a skilled score reader may be able to plot its workings by studying the music on the page.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

This next generation perceives the world and decides what to do next.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 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

Scotland's relationship with England, and how England perceives that relationship, has layers to it.

From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026

“What we perceive as art, the universe perceives as directions,” he proclaims.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

It is probably no coincidence that the rise of the current AI excitement coincided with a more inward-looking technorati spurning major institutions—whether that be government, regulators, media or any group perceived as slowing their innovation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

It would center the woman, not just her baby, and recognize the perceived benefit she is weighing against the risks.

From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026

Some elements of the US press also criticised what they perceived as an endless desire for publicity – either in her messaging promoting peace or critiquing the art establishment.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

There were reasons for the way she perceived things, words for the sensory experiences that set her apart from peers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

It was, I perceived, summer lightning cutting through the storm, etching mud and spire.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

No damning life event preceded my change in style, though I’d recently stopped dating and found some strange joy in perceiving bangs as another barrier-to-entry to anyone who tried.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 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

While conditions are subject to change any time, the market is currently perceiving that flows through the Strait of Hormuz will continue for an extended period, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

"Pain is an extremely efficient means for perceiving damage to the body and to indicate the associated threat to its continued life. This often triggers a survival response, such as fleeing or freezing."

From Science Daily ● Dec. 15, 2025

Hearing is the act of perceiving sounds by the ear.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin