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semblance

[sem-bluhns] / ˈsɛm bləns /


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Elsewhere, a megaphone-wielding leader herded dozens of black cats in the style of artist Gary Baseman into some semblance of order.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2026

“If every square inch of the land is developed,” Mr. Moore writes, “there will be no future for any of the species whose biology requires a semblance of wild land.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

What West Ham do have which Tottenham do not, however, is some semblance of form.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

The Defense Department had validated that Anthropic had the industry’s best tech and its closest semblance to principles.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2026

When he heard the order, Ser Alliser’s mouth twisted into a semblance of a smile, but his eyes remained as cold and hard as flint.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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