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Recent Examples of deeming
Near the end of the two minute-long video, Lurie recalled Smith deeming San Francisco the most beautiful city in the country.
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Zara Irshad, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth soon issued an order deeming Anthropic a supply chain risk, a designation typically reserved for companies linked to foreign adversaries.
—Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Discovery deeming Paramount’s offer as superior.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
An arbitrator ruled that the NFLPA’s conduct violated terms of the collective bargaining agreement, deeming the publication of the report cards to be disparaging toward clubs and individuals.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Analysts are divided on Phillips Edison, with half rating it a buy or strong buy and half deeming it a hold, according to LSEG.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
Mountain View Building Division inspectors later red-tagged the building at 1599 and 1601 North Shoreline Boulevard after deeming it unsafe and uninhabitable, according to a news release Friday.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2026
The Cook Political Report currently lists the seat among the most competitive in the country in the upcoming midterms, deeming it a toss-up.
—Connor Greene, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
Yuba County District Attorney Clint Curry in early October cleared Rodarte and Trumm of potential wrongdoing, deeming their gunfire in response to Oliver as justified self-defense.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Zara Irshad, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth soon issued an order deeming Anthropic a supply chain risk, a designation typically reserved for companies linked to foreign adversaries.
—Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Discovery deeming Paramount’s offer as superior.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
An arbitrator ruled that the NFLPA’s conduct violated terms of the collective bargaining agreement, deeming the publication of the report cards to be disparaging toward clubs and individuals.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Analysts are divided on Phillips Edison, with half rating it a buy or strong buy and half deeming it a hold, according to LSEG.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
Mountain View Building Division inspectors later red-tagged the building at 1599 and 1601 North Shoreline Boulevard after deeming it unsafe and uninhabitable, according to a news release Friday.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2026
The Cook Political Report currently lists the seat among the most competitive in the country in the upcoming midterms, deeming it a toss-up.
—Connor Greene, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
Yuba County District Attorney Clint Curry in early October cleared Rodarte and Trumm of potential wrongdoing, deeming their gunfire in response to Oliver as justified self-defense.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deeming
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Trump launched this conflict believing that Iran was weak, and that a short, sharp campaign would force a new leader to terms.—
Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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Not like the spring of 2021, with poor Chris Woodward trying his darndest to talk us into believing Joey Gallo, Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Kyle Gibson were the makings of something big.—
Kevin Sherrington
Mar. 25,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Focus on the craft in front of you without thinking of its hypothetical audience.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2026
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But as these researchers are the first to admit, the difficulty of defining intelligence is as old as the study of thinking itself—and has plagued artificial intelligence as a field from its very earliest days.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
30 Mar. 2026
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No mean feat, considering the brand’s first 24 hotels are set in remote, leafy locations that feel worlds away from real life.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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Here’s why, plus a look at other states considering the move.—
Kristin Scharkey,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Some of it is figuring it out as the game goes on, finding hitters’ weaknesses and knowing how to match that.—
Steve Reaven,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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And some have backed off from a legal fight altogether and sold their refund rights to investment firms, often at a deep discount, figuring that getting something is better than risk getting nothing.—
Alison Graham Larson,
The Conversation,
26 Mar. 2026
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The playful breed-guessing challenge has captivated dog lovers, highlighting how diverse mixed-breed dogs can be—and how much personality can hint at ancestry.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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There is a famous idea that large groups can be good at guessing simple things, like — like the weight of a bull.—
Gary Shapiro,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Unlike pessimism, which helps humans survive by imagining worst-case scenarios, optimism can more effectively solve problems in the modern world, says behavioral scientist and psychologist Deepika Chopra.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
31 Mar. 2026
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Reading Tóibín draws me back to my own roots, imagining my paternal great grandmother traveling by ship from Cork to Galveston, and stepping onto this massive continent.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Mar. 2026
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Even supposing the pledges in the 1990s documents amounted to a crime, the legal deadline for bringing mortgage fraud charges has expired.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
8 Dec. 2025
Verb
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But the social psychologists who catapulted to prominence in the early two-thousands were less interested in the richer concept of eudaemonia and more interested in a thinner, hollower, and vastly more individualistic enterprise of happiness, of simply feeling good.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Those non-native plants, which include heirloom fruit trees like peaches, plums and apricots, have started feeling the impacts of a warmer and drier climate, according to Cowen.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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