perceives

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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

"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

The International Energy Agency will release 400 million barrels from emergency stocks, but the market perceives it as insufficient.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

What Ray perceives as unexamined thinking and entrenched prejudice is, along with a clear warning about climate change, very present in “Burn the Water.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

He believed that the exterior world could be transferred to paper—not in the ghost shadings of black and white but in the colors the human eye perceives.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck