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perceive

[per-seev] / pərˈsiv /




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As Apple’s Siri delay drags on, its “Magnificent Seven” peers are embarking on a massive AI spending spree to build out data centers, leading some investors to perceive Apple as an AI laggard.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

He adds that sometimes issues such as pregnancy loss are often medicalised, so there's a disconnect between someone's experience of grief - and how others perceive it.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Medical schools were told that their curriculum should include content about “the diverse manner in which people perceive health and illness” and the “basic principles of culturally competent healthcare.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

To these students, who perceive A.I.’s banal flatness as a hallmark of good style, my new essays are not acceptable.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

He had begun to perceive the stench on the morning of the second day, and it served to hurry his steps.

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry




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