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impression

[im-presh-uhn] / ɪmˈprɛʃ ən /




NOUN
pretending to be somebody
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After years of tough sanctions enforcement, shadow-fleet ships that serve Iran often use false data trails to give the impression they are sailing from Iraqi or Saudi ports, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

"The overall impression I get is of a generally slipshod approach to maintenance," he added.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

I got the impression she thought his gifts to his sons were excessive.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

It had never made a strong enough impression to follow me into adulthood, and so it didn’t.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

“You made an impression on one of my interns.”

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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