as in bordering (on)
to come very close to being
that behavior touches on insanity
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The Envista looks stylish and modern, resembling a $35K subcompact SUV more than a model with its true sub $25,000 price tag.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
6 May 2026 -
On a March afternoon, artificial intelligence detected something resembling smoke on a camera feed from Arizona’s Coconino National Forest.—
Dorany Pineda,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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The expansion of the NCAA Tournament is here despite the vast majority of those involved in college basketball not seeming to be sold on the move whatsoever.—
Mark Harris OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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Granted, this is the closest to the Force seeming real in the whole film, but a cynical Han Solo could just surmise that Motti was having a panic attack because a seven-foot-tall man in a scary mask is threatening him.—
Mike Ryan,
IndieWire,
4 May 2026
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“Touching (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touching%20%28on%29. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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