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recognize

[rek-uhg-nahyz] / ˈrɛk əgˌnaɪz /




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In practice this suggests that McLeod doesn’t have what most workers would recognize as a real job.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

As Miller once wrote, “Precisely because we experience limits—vulnerability, suffering and failure—we can recognize the inviolable dignity of every person, both our own and that of others.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

To earn a reward, the octopus had to recognize where the image was actually located and move toward that position.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Investors burned in the past by MLPs should recognize that “it’s a totally different sector” now, says Thummel.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Different areas of the cortex let you recognize letters in a book or faces in a crowd, or know whether you are standing upright.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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