as in seemed
to give the impression of being
the law professor comes across as a bit of an ogre at first, but he's actually quite personable
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Unlike many art festivals that arrive from the outside, the Bukhara Biennale seemed to grow from the city itself.—
Dada Jovanovic,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025 -
A day after clinching the division title, the Dodgers did not take batting practice on the field but Muncy took ground balls at third base for quite awhile and seemed to be moving freely.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
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The team considered Fresno and might have also looked at Bakersfield, according to Michael Glaser, supervising location manager for the film.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Yet a mere 7 percent of the brands Fashion Revolution looked at divulged any efforts to electrify high-heat processes.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
25 Sep. 2025
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The end of this episode felt like the climax of a Scooby-Doo cartoon.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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In fact, the contrast between indulgence and insight—the back-and-forth between barefoot bliss and high-tech biometric readouts—felt like the whole point.—
Peter J. Frank,
Robb Report,
25 Sep. 2025
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Still, the comment seemed more about Kelly than her boyfriend and sounded kind of judgy—about where Jean was from, about her choice of friends growing up.—
David Wright Faladé,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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But when the air raid alert sounded in Kyiv on September 2, the 5-year-old and his new classmates had no choice but to head underground.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Came across (as).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20across%20%28as%29. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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