apparent

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None of these middling elements would be particularly grating if it weren’t so apparent that “Cars” had an ulterior capitalist motive.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Grimmer said it was not surprising to him that people were watching the data feeds come in closely enough to notice an apparent discrepancy in the data that lasted less than a minute.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Investigating four centuries of British and American data, Mr. Goodspeed concludes that the apparent business cycles that economists have spent careers documenting are “apophanies” rather than epiphanies: illusions of pattern imposed on noise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The state Attorney General’s office in Florida, where RAD is based, is separately investigating the firm for perpetrating what it described as an apparent “Ponzi scheme,” citing complaints from investors.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

In October 1971, White collapsed from an apparent stroke.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann