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touched (on)

verb

Definition of touched (on)

past tense of touch (on)

as in seemed

to come very close to being that behavior touches on insanity

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These systems, which are based on mathematical structures called neural networks, excel at cognitive tasks that until recently seemed exclusive to humans.

— Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026
Raman’s position on the precipice of ascending to the mayoralty would have seemed nearly unthinkable at the start of the year, when Bass’ challengers included Pratt, former LAUSD Supt.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

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This time, the pair claimed to have heard labored breathing coming across the airwaves, and even what resembled the strained moans of a person aboard an orbiting spacecraft.

— Micah Hanks, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2026
Parker said ComEd is willing to work with residents on the substation’s appearance, even revising an early rendering after neighbors complained that the building resembled a jail.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026

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Laster also suggested that the company’s financial advisors had data disputing our conclusions.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026
And there will be a lot of them to loft — 100,000 Starlink V3 satellites and a million Starmind AI data centers, company founder and CEO Elon Musk has suggested.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2026

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