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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While Schneider was expressing his feelings about the unknown state of Judge’s normally rocket arm, the Yankees seemed weary about answering these kind of inquiries.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025 -
At the 2015 ceremony, the two seemed to temporarily bury the hatchet when Swift presented West with the 2015 Video Vanguard Award.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Late in the second set at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Anisimova had looked spent.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the post, the 14-year-old looked all grown up, wearing a pink crop top with blue jeans with a white belt.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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The complete analytics report will tell the full story Friday morning, but the use of blitz felt uncharacteristically low for a Cowboys defense but characteristic of an Eberflus defense.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Ultimately, Evans felt the juice was not worth the squeeze.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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No sirens were sounded, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said, adding that the incident was under review.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
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Right now, either option sounded good.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
6 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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