as in to seem
to come very close to being
that behavior touches on insanity
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On Wednesday, after a 4-0 Hurricanes win that was somehow more lopsided than the score indicated, that lone postseason loss seemed a whole lot farther than five days in the rear-view.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
28 May 2026 -
Until last year, my life seemed like that of any other girl.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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Designed to resemble the railroad dining cars of its era, the stainless-steel landmark is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Midwest Living,
31 May 2026
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The mold shapes itself into a tall biped that resembles a stick figure or distorted skeleton.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The results track with other recent independent polls that suggested Democrats were coalescing around Becerra, a former California Attorney General, and Republicans around Hilton, a former senior advisor to British Prime Minister David Cameron who moved to California in 2012.—
John Woolfolk,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Since the light from each of those took different paths to Earth, and thus different amounts of time, this suggests there have been variations in QSO1’s emissions—consistent with a black hole feeding on different amounts of material over time.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 May 2026
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“Touch (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touch%20%28on%29. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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