perceive
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With frame rates beyond what our eye can perceive, it did not take long for movies to appear nearly as realistic as life itself.
From Slate • May 25, 2026
JPMorgan has advised employees to “limit your participation in prediction markets involving JPMorgan Chase” as “others could perceive this as a misuse of information,” according to a copy of the guidance viewed by Barron’s.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
Ms. Hu said that this reaction improves the body's ability to perceive and defend itself against external threats.
From Science Daily • May 4, 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
It was when I first began to perceive that “white man,” as commonly used, means complexion only secondarily; primarily it described attitudes and actions.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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