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obvious

[ob-vee-uhs] / ˈɒb vi əs /


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"I had all these separate things, but no one had ever put them all together. Now it's blindingly obvious."

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

Last week showed no obvious sign of market dysfunction.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

The obvious next step is reaching out to the now-retired detective who put the Whisper Man in jail — back then, Det.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

Somewhere in the space between obvious joke and well, would you really be surprised?, a meme had begun acquiring the texture of consumer advice.

From Salon Aug. 27, 2026

And I love how obvious my progress is—how a distance that seems impossible one week is no problem the next.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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