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Matches between African heavyweights can often descend into laboured affairs and, with Cameroon failing to impress as a cohesive unit, it was left to a determined Nigeria to energetically take the game to their opponents.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2024

One such star, newly crowned single-season home run champion Munetaka Murakami, was struggling to impress as Japan made its way through pool play and into the semifinals.

From Washington Post • Mar. 21, 2023

My comment: None of the forwards outside the top three really impress as do the defensemen.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2022

But its WebEx video platform did not impress, as our friends over at Quartz pointed out.

From Slate • Aug. 1, 2020

Jim flattered his vanity for a while with the assurance that she was trying to impress as well as evade him, but could not long preserve the illusion; there was no acting there.

From The Story of Julia Page by Norris, Kathleen Thompson