as in bordering (on)
to come very close to being
that behavior touches on insanity
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Born at the zoo in 2024, Neukgu is a third-generation descendent of a group of wolves brought from Russia in 2008 as part of a project to reintroduce wolves resembling those that lived in the Korean wild before going extinct in the 1960s.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
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Hegseth’s minute-long prayer closely followed those scripts, with only the last two lines resembling language from the Bible.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Because pain is so subjective—and because of the difficulty in substantiating conditions such as whiplash and soft-tissue damage—surgery had the benefit not just of running up the clinical expense of an accident but also of seeming to ratify its legitimacy.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The entryway is grand and gilded, the staff deferential and efficient (and always greet you by name), but flashes of modern style and edgy attitude save the place from seeming staid.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Touching (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touching%20%28on%29. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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