deceptively
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Such is the beauty of Mungiu’s observational, deceptively nuanced writing.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
It’s a deceptively simple title for a role that will soon have her spinning from hoops and being thrown high into the air — not to mention singing, dancing and acting alongside the ensemble.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
The San Francisco-based AI lab also accused Chinese developers of deceptively using Claude to produce responses to user queries while simultaneously "distilling" that data to improve their own models.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
This deceptively simple formulation is premised on an important distinction between sensing and perceiving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Except for a car parked at the street curb directly in front, everything looked deceptively normal.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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