perceive
Example Sentences
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It prompts me to be less attentive, because I perceive the notetaker as a safety net.
From Slate • May 24, 2026
JPMorgan has advised employees to “limit your participation in prediction markets involving JPMorgan Chase” as “others could perceive this as a misuse of information,” according to a copy of the guidance viewed by Barron’s.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
Ms. Hu said that this reaction improves the body's ability to perceive and defend itself against external threats.
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
Bauer College of Business, whose research likens its effect on our senses to that of a shimmering body of water, which we’re evolutionarily programmed to perceive as a vital resource.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
I did not perceive why they were there, nor why many who had survived the poIin its last visitation were present, master and servant alike.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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