- present tense form of appear (3rd person singular).
appears
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But what determines where each follicle appears, and how does the body create such orderly patterns?
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026
But support also appears to be faltering on the right.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026
To Waller, that pressure increasingly appears to be the kind of broad economic trend the Fed should concern itself with, he said Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
Given California’s volatile budget, which is expected to be particularly problematic next year, it appears unlikely that state lawmakers will find a way to backfill an estimated $100 billion of federal healthcare funding cuts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026
The obelisk is even heavier than it appears.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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