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perspective

[per-spek-tiv] / pərˈspɛk tɪv /


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To examine the Shunga-Francevillian event from another perspective, the researchers analyzed drill cores stored at NGU.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

In “The Vanishing Family,” the siblings’ story is mostly told from the clear-eyed perspective of Barb, the youngest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

The firm promised they would allow users to "easily record the world as you see it", and to "capture life's moments as they happen from a unique first-person perspective".

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

For Aguilera, that community perspective matters when officials assess what is happening at the park.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

“It is difficult to discern the effect of such things, you know. Your perspective is from the inside, after all. The smallest charms can be the most effective.”

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

NSE’s stock performance on its first day of trading will “depend heavily on the market sentiment,” said Apurva Sheth, head of market perspectives and research at Samco Securities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

"Even colours, some cities are brighter and warmer than others, so it changes people's perspectives on things," she says.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Italy's far-right prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, said that although their "backgrounds and perspectives differed, that never prevented me from acknowledging her significance and her role in our nation's public life".

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

It’s their 11 perspectives on stage, and then of course there’s the lighting designer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Combine the long-range and short-range perspectives and the result becomes the central paradox of the revolutionary era, which was also the apparently intractable dilemma facing the revolutionary generation.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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