perceptions
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But, he says, “I do think it’s fair to note that we have seemingly changed our general perceptions about whether major index options are better utilized as tools for speculation rather than risk management.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
The Chinese experience shows how perceptions can change.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Friedkin’s movie shifted people’s perceptions about fear and played with longstanding ideas about the nuclear family and religious ideology, themes that were starting to be contested and debated as America moved further from ’50s-era sterility.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
That distancing has diminished modern perceptions of her talents and importance, as compared with, most obviously, her better-recorded friend and disciple Bessie Smith.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Then how could one live in a world in which one’s mind and perceptions meant nothing and authority and tradition meant everything?
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
