perceive
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"A shirt becomes iconic partly because of what happened while someone was wearing it. The passage of time also changes how we perceive and appreciate a football kit."
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Voters, Mitchell said, “are really thinking about the implications” of their vote, and perhaps don’t want to throw it away on a candidate they perceive as having no chance.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
It prompts me to be less attentive, because I perceive the notetaker as a safety net.
From Slate • May 24, 2026
On “Haircut,” a return home prompts him to wonder how others perceive him, now that he has become famous and achieved his dreams.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Here was a strange but true fact: The closer you were to the market, the harder it was to perceive its folly.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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