as in to seem
to come very close to being
that behavior touches on insanity
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Later, while Williams was in prison for a different crime, a man who had shared a cell with him wrote a letter to the district attorney, saying Williams seemed very interested in the DNA testing that had been done in the case.—
Gina Barton,
USA Today,
2 May 2025 -
Instead, the government-wide effort to slash jobs and the freezing of work related to climate change seems to have combined to push employees out the door.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
1 May 2025
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The blocking pattern is so named because its shape resembles the Greek letter omega.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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For a lot of patients, these dark circles, which resemble a black eye, get better in tandem with allergy symptoms.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
2 May 2025
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Several economic indicators suggest a potential recession, including declining stock prices and weakening consumer sentiment.—
Russ Wiles,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Studies suggest that earplugs help improve sleep quality by blocking distracting, disruptive, or annoying noise around you.—
Laura Schober,
Health,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Touch (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touch%20%28on%29. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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