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perceive

[per-seev] / pərˈsiv /




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People pay a premium for iPhones because they perceive value in the tight coupling of hardware, software and apps inside Apple’s ecosystem.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

While others with hearing disorders can perceive certain low-frequency vibrations as sound, for Pride almost everything is completely inaudible without powerful hearing aids.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

But civil society and women's rights groups have denounced what they perceive as the government's delay in turning the bill into law.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

What we are starting to perceive in the U.S.,

From Salon Aug. 23, 2026

The reply came: Keeping still, so that restlessness dissolves; then, beyond the tumult, one can perceive the great laws.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

But he offered an insight into how he perceives the hurricane of questions he faces.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

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

Now, though, he perceives bitcoin is “potentially on the verge of breaking out of this range to the upside and breaking the bear trend.”

From MarketWatch Apr. 16, 2026

The International Energy Agency will release 400 million barrels from emergency stocks, but the market perceives it as insufficient.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 12, 2026

I know how a fly perceives the world, I’ve seen many flies’ eyes, through microscopes.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

“Historically some perceived S32 as overly complicated with too many commodities and assets in different countries,” says RBC.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

The dark chocolate aroma therefore appeared to reduce appetite mainly by decreasing hunger and increasing perceived fullness.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

Introduced in 2005, IPPs were established to keep serious offenders, who were perceived to be a risk to the public, in prison.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

Whatever sense of invulnerability America may have had as the world’s only superpower was shattered, and it precipitated massive changes in the way we lived, traveled and perceived ourselves.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2026

Monticelli was the one, says Vincent, who perceived, quoting Aurier writing about Vincent, “the colorations of things with such intensity, with such a metallic, gem-like quality.”

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

That’s not quite how others are perceiving this “symbol.”

From Slate Sep. 9, 2026

"Since dietary decisions are strongly influenced by reward assessment and physical state, targeted breath regulation could also play a role in consciously perceiving and more effectively managing eating behavior," Park summarizes for future research activities.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

No damning life event preceded my change in style, though I’d recently stopped dating and found some strange joy in perceiving bangs as another barrier-to-entry to anyone who tried.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

The consultation is looking into how this would be determined, and is considering factors such as people living together, sharing finances and others perceiving them as a couple.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

“I understand your concern, Mrs. Winchell. Honestly, I do. But this is Mia’s normal way of perceiving the world. She can learn to compensate for some things, but we can’t ‘cure’ her.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass




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