as in seemed
to come very close to being
that behavior touches on insanity
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Unlike many art festivals that arrive from the outside, the Bukhara Biennale seemed to grow from the city itself.—
Dada Jovanovic,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025 -
A day after clinching the division title, the Dodgers did not take batting practice on the field but Muncy took ground balls at third base for quite awhile and seemed to be moving freely.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
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Emma Mae Koch Emma Mae Koch resembled a Tom Ford Gucci model way back when.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
24 Sep. 2025
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Trump touched on those issues as well in a rambling UN address that more closely resembled his campaign speech, filled with attacks and lists of achievements.—
Daniel Bush,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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The White House issued a clarification late Saturday that stated the fee would only apply to people who applied outside the country, would not affect renewals, or would be applied annually, as originally suggested by Lutnick.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Sep. 2025
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But officials have suggested the jet could become operational earlier.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Touched (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touched%20%28on%29. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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