as in seemed
to come very close to being
that behavior touches on insanity
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But a confidential internal audit later seemed to suggest body camera misuse was more widespread, finding similar violations among patrol officers in three other divisions, including 77th Street.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026 -
When Bores entered the primary, in mid-autumn, his ambition seemed premature.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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The painting’s gigantic walnut frame resembled a window set into a niche.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The layout resembled a samurai sword, where the hardest material is concentrated mainly along the cutting edge.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2026
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However, various analyses have suggested that the chatbot is stopping users from leaving Google’s platform.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
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But that store didn't list an address in New York, and online detection tools suggested the image was made entirely with artificial intelligence.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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“Touched (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touched%20%28on%29. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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