as in seeming
to give the impression of being
she is an intelligent debater, but she can sometimes come off as arrogant
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The Crash, directed by Gareth Johnson, unpeels that evening, early morning and proceeding trial as if viewers were in the town of Strongsville, Ohio, hearing about the seeming accident, mourning two young men and then, over time, feeling the creep of suspicion against Shirilla.—
Madeleine Janz,
PEOPLE,
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The indictment presents a detailed and devastating narrative of how, for years, officials in Sinaloa have allegedly worked hand in hand with mobsters, enriching themselves and allowing the gang to operate with seeming impunity.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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The woman who died, Smith-Gray, was a high school senior looking forward to walking the stage at graduation, her family said on a fundraising page for her funeral expenses.—
Hannah Schoenbaum,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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If the Knicks are looking for a regular-season template that travels into Friday, that’s one of the best places to start.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2026
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With companies feeling the squeeze of high rates and weaker consumption, more workers were going unpaid, getting furloughed, or seeing their hours cut.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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But fertilizer, farmers are feeling it.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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Thomas, who was involved in other environmental causes, was widely credited by peers with sounding the alarm for broader conservation issues, including the potentially negative impact of explosive residential growth.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Like those albums, LP4 operates with its own sense of logic and time, sounding alternately playful and deadly serious, proudly complex and refreshingly pared back.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
4 May 2026
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“Coming off (as).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coming%20off%20%28as%29. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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