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perceive

[per-seev] / pərˈsiv /




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The way Americans perceive socialism is apparently undergoing such a transition.

From Salon Jul. 26, 2026

Sometimes what we perceive as micromanagement is just workplace culture.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

At Germany's Canyon, a racing bike equipped with cameras and radars promises to alert cyclists "to the presence of elements they do not necessarily perceive", company spokesman Ben Hilldson said.

From Barron's Jun. 28, 2026

"But to be polarising is to be talked about and to be cared about, and I think I'd always rather that than be constantly treading on eggshells and trying to dictate how people perceive you."

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

If there are any smells in the air, you perceive them.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

Tinnitus, often described as ringing in the ears, occurs when someone perceives a sound inside the ear or head even though no external source is producing it.

From Science Daily Jul. 19, 2026

If the public perceives that technology is too effective and hunters aren’t “showing respect for the animal, that’s not socially acceptable” and will create a backlash, Schoonen says.

From The Wall Street Journal May 5, 2026

Scotland's relationship with England, and how England perceives that relationship, has layers to it.

From BBC Feb. 13, 2026

In a 56-page opinion, US District Judge Beryl Howell wrote that the president has "broad statutory authority" to address "a problem he perceives to be a matter of economic and national security."

From Barron's Dec. 24, 2025

In every cinder of the universe Mercer probably perceives inconspicuous life.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

That evolving attitude is reflected in his decision to spare Kanbei’s life, although the change of heart worries his troops, who believe he will be perceived as weak in Oda’s eyes.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

Since Steven Gerrard's 2021 exit, appointments have been perceived by some more as project coaches but the Ibrox club have made it clear McInnes arrives as a manager, not a head coach.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

“You need a thick skin,” he told one of them earlier this year after they complained about what they perceived as an unfair story.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

While Apple received initial criticism for its perceived lack of an AI strategy, it’s paying off in the current market.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

I stared down at the page; and well can it be imagined how little I perceived of the meaning of Mr. Locke’s disquisition on space and place; though I shall transcribe and seek to understand.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

It is interesting that they’ve always been enormously vain about the originality of their policy insights, their perceiving before others the rise of populism.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 19, 2026

But the more we do that, the more things there are for us to pay attention to and the more worries we have about how other people are perceiving us.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 13, 2026

"Pain is an extremely efficient means for perceiving damage to the body and to indicate the associated threat to its continued life. This often triggers a survival response, such as fleeing or freezing."

From Science Daily Dec. 15, 2025

"You think - is this is how people are perceiving us? When they say nasty things about him or call me a gold-digger, it irritates me."

From BBC Dec. 9, 2025

Single- handedly he turned it from genteel, ignorable after-dinner entertainment into an all-encompassing emotional experience, a way of perceiving life as a mighty struggle, the cry of the soul, the voice of conscience.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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