recognize
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Sebald will recognize the terrain, but Ms. Ní Ghríofa’s path is untrodden and revelatory.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 30, 2026
I recognize their dramatic usefulness — cat-and-mouse, stop-them-before-they-kill-again, detective-meets-match — but as a class I find them tedious.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 28, 2026
"We know that many of you around the world share in our mourning, and we will be following up on plans to recognize and celebrate her incredible life and legacy."
From Barron's β Oct. 28, 2026
Only more recently have scientists begun to recognize how changes in distant ocean regions might influence these processes.
From Science Daily β Oct. 28, 2026
It was impossible to recognize that stooped and shabby little man in the glorious figure at the door, greeting newcomers with a formal welcome followed by a relentless tour of the shop.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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At the same time, “Black Zombie” recognizes this subgenre’s cultural resilience, arguing that recognizing the zombie’s true roots broadens its narrative possibilities.
From Salon β Oct. 31, 2026
Activated T cells carry a surface receptor called CXCR3 that recognizes CXCL10, allowing the cells to follow its chemical signals.
From Science Daily β Oct. 20, 2026
"MMA recognizes the ocean floor surrounding American Samoa carries cultural, economic, and environmental significance, requiring that the pursuit of national security and energy readiness is balanced with rigorous environmental stewardship," he added.
From Barron's β Oct. 19, 2026
“Everybody in our building that has been around him for the last, you know, six to eight weeks just recognizes what a special human being he is,” Redick said.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 17, 2026
She recognizes the unmistakable signs of a flashback: a woman at a window, a woman with a past, with memory and desire and wreckage in her heart.
From "How the GarcΓa Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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Nevertheless, their observations support the idea that developing cone cells have more flexibility than previously recognized.
From Science Daily β Oct. 31, 2026
Now, Luna can’t seem to go anywhere in this neighborhood without being recognized.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 31, 2026
When Stewart joined the Trek universe, he was largely unknown to Americans – save for the eagle-eyed nerds who recognized him, perhaps, from John Boorman’s “Excalibur” or David Lynch’s “Dune.”
From Salon β Oct. 30, 2026
The retention of restructuring advisers is an improbable turn of events for the firm long recognized as one of the world’s top restructuring advisers.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 29, 2026
By the tears in his eyes, I recognized two things: It was time for me to leave.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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At the same time, “Black Zombie” recognizes this subgenre’s cultural resilience, arguing that recognizing the zombie’s true roots broadens its narrative possibilities.
From Salon β Oct. 31, 2026
Is Myshkin conceding defeat, refusing to engage, or simply recognizing that he and Rogozhin have reached a spiritual impasse?
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 30, 2026
“It’s time to renew that compact while also recognizing the ecosystem needs to evolve,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 29, 2026
More recently, however, researchers have begun recognizing that these mobile genetic elements can also create opportunities for evolutionary change.
From Science Daily β Oct. 28, 2026
Otherwise he was liable to go from one troublesome island to the next, never recognizing where he was, until the world ran out.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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