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perception

[per-sep-shuhn] / pərˈsɛp ʃən /


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Perception can be just as powerful as the facts, especially in the emotionally charged world of football.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

Variant Perception said its S&P 500 “Correction Signal” has only been triggered three times since 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Perception: Growing income inequality is our most serious problem.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 2, 2026

According to the Transparency International watchdog's Corruption Perception Index, Bulgaria ranks as among the most corrupt EU member states, along with Hungary and Romania.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

Thus our simple Ideas are clear, when they are such as the Objects themselves, from whence they were taken, did, in a well-ordered Sensation or Perception, present them…

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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