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appear

[uh-peer] / əˈpɪər /


VERB
be obvious, clear
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




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Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who appeared with Hegseth at the news conference, said that to date more than 20 Iranian naval vessels have been destroyed.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It appears the US and Israel have significantly underestimated Iran’s drone capabilities,” wrote Oppenheimer analyst Timothy Horan in a research note.

From Barron's

Tehran appears to have moved some of its missiles and truck launchers out of the bunkers before the war began, hoping to protect them from attack by dispersing them.

From The Wall Street Journal

But those instances were matched by unvarnished comments that appeared genuine, and risked alienating some of his base.

From Los Angeles Times

There is no suggestion that appearing in the Epstein documents implies wrongdoing.

From BBC