as in to seem
to come very close to being
that behavior touches on insanity
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Why would a shark’s metabolism stay flat during a process that seems, intuitively, expensive?—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026 -
His face seemed to flash through colors, his cheeks rouged, then went pink, then yellow.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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But Malinin reached this precipice thanks largely to the part of him that most resembles legendary athletes.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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To demonstrate the system’s capabilities, the research team, led by Huang Jiangtao of the China Aerodynamics Research and Development Centre, applied PADJ-X to conceptual configurations resembling the US Air Force’s B-21 stealth bomber, which is currently undergoing flight testing.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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The novel also suggests—mumblingly, without making eye contact, not wanting to be corny about it—that one’s own self becomes a little less hideous the more one attends to other selves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Police said the door handle turned from the inside, suggesting someone was attempting to escape.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Touch (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touch%20%28on%29. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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