perception

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With just a handful of words, Emma has altered everyone’s perception of her, including her fiancé’s.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

But it remains to be seen whether the long arm of jam law will change the perception of marmalade in the British imagination.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Roberts admits that the “magic number” of $1.46 million is more of a hunch or perception of what people think they’ll need, rather than an official financial calculation.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

“Trying to understand perception by studying only neurons is like trying to understand bird flight by studying only feathers,” Marr said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

To counter this perception, Fuller and others tried to recruit low-income whites from C.P.’s own neighborhood into Operation Breakthrough and UOCI.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson