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superficial

[soo-per-fish-uhl] / ˌsu pərˈfɪʃ əl /


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It's worth mentioning that the rules have had some superficial positives, mainly to do with racing.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

What we may not have realized—us non-historians—is how superficial some of our education has been.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The video includes photos of superficial scratches on the vehicle’s expensive leather seats and door panel.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Her intervention brought renewed focus to the first couple’s friendship with Epstein, which Trump described as superficial and noted that “overlapping in social circles is common in New York City and Palm Beach.”

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

The Savage meanwhile wandered restlessly round the room, peering with a vague superficial inquisitiveness at the books in the shelves, at the sound-track rolls and reading machine bobbins in their numbered pigeon-holes.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley




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