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touches (on)

verb

present tense third-person singular of touch (on)

as in seems

to come very close to being that behavior touches on insanity

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But the ever-tactical Sinestro seems to have some other knowledge that might be useful to Hal.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
Outrageousness seems to be the point of these battles, which have no apparent criteria, judges, or rules.

— Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

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Before every inning, the right-hander finds a focal point in the stadium, generally something that resembles a zero.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Instead, generative AI is stringing words together in a probabilistic way that closely resembles human writing.

— Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026

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Billy Macon suggests Hal ought to leave town now that his assault charges have been dropped.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
While most cases have been concentrated in southern and central states due the warmer weather, recent research suggests climate change is warming water in northern and midwestern states, expanding the areas where the amoeba can be found.

— Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

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