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perception

[per-sep-shuhn] / pərˈsɛp ʃən /


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"But perhaps what's interesting is the reaction of some other states, such as South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan, reacting to the threat perception," he said.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

Raz Zimmt, director of the Iran research program at Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies, said the highly unpopular regime risks looking vulnerable at home if it lets the perception of divisions persist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

The model powers Meta’s AI assistant and specializes in multimodal perception, reasoning, health and agentic tasks.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

So it did a lot for my perception of everything, more than just hip-hop.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

It was then I realized how cruelly I had judged her, how my perception of her had been distorted, because I’d been looking at her through my father’s harsh lens.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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