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semblance

[sem-bluhns] / ˈsɛm bləns /


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As they did in the semi-final against the Three Lions, they appeared in the first half to be more interested in stopping any semblance of football occurring than playing the game themselves.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

The vote was widely derided by democracy monitors abroad, but China supports it as recreating a semblance of normality, analysts say.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

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

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

Although some semblance of the routinized mechanisms for political parties had begun to congeal during the debate over Jay's Treaty, nothing remotely resembling the organized campaign structure of modern political parties yet existed.

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




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