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perceive

[per-seev] / pərˈsiv /




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But civil society and women's rights groups have denounced what they perceive as the government's delay in turning the bill into law.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

If your co-workers would like to paint the reality which they presumably opted into as unfair, that is a reflection on how they perceive themselves, not you.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

But what some perceive as a negative makes the Green Lantern legend appealing to others, especially those driven to ascend through ambition and hard work.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

Their goal was to explore a long-standing mystery: how did the dodo perceive and interact with the world around it?

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

Now at last I could take my bearings, perceive my future, feel as if I was somehow in touch with a changing and knowable landscape.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

If the public perceives that technology is too effective and hunters aren’t “showing respect for the animal, that’s not socially acceptable” and will create a backlash, Schoonen says.

From The Wall Street Journal May 5, 2026

The judge said Winehouse was "understandably sensitive about anyone who he perceives as exploiting Amy's memory... but also, in my judgement, he is equally sensitive about ensuring that the family continue to benefit financially."

From BBC Apr. 20, 2026

Now, though, he perceives bitcoin is “potentially on the verge of breaking out of this range to the upside and breaking the bear trend.”

From MarketWatch Apr. 16, 2026

"China perceives Spain as relatively friendly, less confrontational toward China than other countries and likely more independent from Washington. This allows for more autonomous decision-making," he told AFP.

From Barron's Apr. 12, 2026

She loves that she thinks she’s in control of my involvement with Jeremy, and she’ll actually have it out with Lauren if she perceives interference.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

For now, the strategists say the “summer consensus” that dictates buying assets that are perceived as riskier, such as stocks, is still in place.

From MarketWatch Aug. 28, 2026

The U.S. chip maker, widely perceived as a bellwether for the artificial-intelligence spending spree, reported record sales of $96.2 billion for the second quarter, beating analysts’ expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

It would center the woman, not just her baby, and recognize the perceived benefit she is weighing against the risks.

From Slate Aug. 27, 2026

Words like those inspired generations of women to be who they were, not who the world perceived them as.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

At this uncomfortable juncture, I perceived with no little confusion that Bono watched us, grinning a wide, jackanapes smile; which cajolery threw me into more distress.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

In under half a minute, the state’s theory asserts, Byrd and Roberts went from perceiving a genuine threat and returning fire to pursuing someone who no longer posed a danger.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

"As adults, we overthink: 'How am I coming across? How's everyone perceiving me?'," she says.

From BBC Mar. 3, 2026

Finding their conversations therapeutic—and perceiving a dearth of literature on mistakes—they have written “From Mistakes to Meaning.”

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 27, 2026

But the more we do that, the more things there are for us to pay attention to and the more worries we have about how other people are perceiving us.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 13, 2026

The king and all his company sat silent on their horses, marvelling, perceiving that the power of Saruman was overthrown; but how they could not guess.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien




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