semblance
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Maintaining a semblance of privacy is increasingly difficult in the age of social media, and how much we share with our unmarried partner about our financial affairs is on a need-to-know basis.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
“If you strike some semblance of success, it’s easy to say, ‘I’ll just keep iterating on this until I die, because it could never happen again,’” said Hamilton.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
Though he’s a master manipulator, Gustav always has to compromise to get a semblance of what he wants.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
When I asked the Vermont Independent what could be done to return to some semblance of normalcy, he seemed testy, waved his hands and said, “We’re doing the best we can.”
From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026
I feel my eyes grow moist and try to rearrange my ruined face into some semblance of toughness.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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