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[sens] / sɛns /






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“Whatever resources you have to set a precedent to say, ‘This is harming our community,’ makes sense to me,” Pomeroy said over matcha at a local food hall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

There was a strong sense from the start that everything would be OK for Scotland and it came in the shape of the Duracell Bunny that was the captain.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

"There is a sense of fatalism, hostility toward one another, and serious tension in society," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

It’s simply the sense that something looks and tastes the way it does because somewhere along the line a person said, I like it this way, so I make it this way.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

And on the rare occasion that I do see a Black face, there’s an unmistakable sense of relief.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

In all my years of picking apart films to grasp why they appeal to my senses, I’ve watched others’ curiosity decline, especially in the face of someone else’s passion.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Vitamin D is best known for its role in bone health, but growing evidence suggests it may also influence how the body senses and processes pain.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

A thermostat or a motion-activated switch has no consciousness, and so merely senses rather than perceives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

His ability to improvise instantly when he senses a defender closing in is the best magic act in the South Bay.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

The two men had planned to keep the Maggie Fox situation as quiet as possible until Elisha came to his senses.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

"When I met him, I could see a real author's style in him and I've always sensed in him an obsession with becoming a writer and a thirst for reading," he told AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

It was just the kind of close-to-the-ground intel that Niederhoffer looked for, and he sensed an opportunity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

I froze and wondered if he sensed my fight-or-flight response.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

He sensed, long before we could prove it, that very high doses given into a vein would behave quite differently from ordinary supplements.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026

Wolf had never sensed such a thing before.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

There are no lyrics to bungle or judgments about pitch, just the sensation of instantly getting on the same page with dozens of strangers and sensing the powerful community in that moment.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

Talk of “plant sentience,” he argues, confounds sensing with sentience, which is generally taken to be synonymous with consciousness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

"You can do multidimensional magnetic sensing with one sensor only. Before, you needed to put two sensors to measure the magnetic field in two directions."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

About 15 minutes later, after sensing that it is running low on spray – water for today's purposes – the aircraft lands itself for a manual refill and demonstration battery swap.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

Glish doesn’t move a centimeter—a prey sensing she’s caught by her predator.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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