semblance
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For some women, choosing to shave their hair before it falls out becomes a way of taking back a semblance of control in their life.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Ramping up Middle East crude production alone is going to take three to four months, “just to return to any semblance of normal,” Lipow said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
The executive director of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association, Mark Reeves, said in an interview, “Hopefully, we can hang on to what we got—some semblance of control and order.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 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
Once a semblance of silence had descended, I got on the public comm channel, which had the same effect as turning on a giant PA system.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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