as in seems
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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Yustyna has Pavlo’s light blue eyes and seems to have taken after him in her calmness.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026 -
Lisa from Blackpink), this footwear trend seems poisted to hold strong as spring-summer 2026 approaches.—
Héloïse Salessy,
Glamour,
21 Feb. 2026
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The 17 treatment rooms are named after America’s Cup champions, there’s an indoor pool surrounded by loungers that feels like the deck of a cruise ship, and the Boiler Room is the spa’s high-end fitness center stocked with Technogym equipment.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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Eight years after launching her eponymous cosmetics brand Westman Atelier, the makeup artist feels more self-assured than ever.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2026
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More than 1450 days later, that timeframe looks hopelessly naïve and has proved to have been a fundamental miscalculation that has taken a devastating toll in pain, destruction and bloodshed.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Being back on the circuit looks a lot different.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2026
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As the album play-through demonstrated, and Gurewitz also noted, Ness’s voice sounds better than ever.—
Peter Larsen,
Daily News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Per the Tourette Association of America, the condition is characterized by sudden, involuntary movements and/or sounds called tics.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Comes across (as).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comes%20across%20%28as%29. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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