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impression

[im-presh-uhn] / ɪmˈprɛʃ ən /




NOUN
pretending to be somebody
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That impression only increased when the margins were published.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The half-submerged mammoth sculpture in the museum’s iconic outdoor Lake Pit gives the common but inaccurate impression that the tar worked like quicksand, sucking its victims fatally downward.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

To give some impression of how meaningful these numbers could be, the JPMorgan team assesses the wealth contribution from share price appreciation to reach the equivalent of 1.6% of GDP.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Investors had the impression that Alphabet would keep funding its huge capital expenditures—slated to total $180 billion to $190 billion this year—from earnings and new debt.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

I look that way and oops, there’s Gene, doing his best impression of a fixated hyena or grizzly or something.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell




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