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sense

[sens] / sɛns /






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Root, England's greatest batter and a veteran of 166 Tests, said he hoped his "natural persona" is suited to bringing a sense of calm to the men's national team.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Xi spoke for 40 minutes, folding Jiang’s legacy into his own, and closed with a warning rather than a tribute: “On the new journey ahead, we must heighten our sense of vigilance against potential dangers.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Some clients complained that even if Microsoft reached out, the messages rarely made sense.

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

Feeling powerless is grating and interviewing for a new role can increase your sense of control, even if you don’t end up taking it.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

I sense that the talk of missing eyeballs has you feeling a little squeamish.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Derek Holt, chief economist at Scotiabank, says he senses there is a “center within the committee that hasn’t quite bought the need to move.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

But I dug how Cretton gooses our spidey senses with dramatic sound effects.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

"You don't need to use all of your senses while you're birding, which is really amazing."

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

His performances reminded us how easy it is for a person to lose their senses when they come face-to-face with something spectacular and indescribable.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

With her underground senses out of whack, she couldn’t be sure.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

He sensed, long before we could prove it, that very high doses given into a vein would behave quite differently from ordinary supplements.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

He said he sensed the presence of his uncle, who shared a California-to-Hawaii voyage with him when Sato was a youngster.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Like other billionaires I met, I sensed that Sun rarely got to hang around people that didn't work for him or desire his money.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Machado and her allies have sensed that Rubio is broadly sympathetic to her desire to return and move the country toward elections, people familiar with his conversations with Machado say.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

Although I’d sensed that James was interested, it surprised me that he was already asking for a date.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

China’s gains in remote sensing are driven by what Western analysts say is world-leading research in sensors and satellite positioning technologies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

I am also sensing some self-blame and regret.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

She bought a three-bedroom house for $280,000 and, sensing Lehigh Acres had enormous potential, became a real-estate agent specializing in the area.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

It is of course one thing sensing how people feel and finding words that might make them feel better, quite another to actually make people's lives better.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

“Are you famous?” she asked, possibly sensing Bobby’s fame, or maybe because she’d seen his photo in Morgunbladid or some other periodical.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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