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touching (on)

verb

Definition of touching (on)

present participle of touch (on)

as in bordering (on)

to come very close to being that behavior touches on insanity

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There’s even one resembling a glistening rainbow Nerds Gummy Cluster.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Kidman shared an Instagram post wearing a preppy, polished outfit accessorized with a small, structured top-handle bag resembling Chanel’s $4,850 Clutch with Chain.

— Mariana Best, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2026

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Here it is displayed in a coil, though its configuration is flexible—perhaps a metaphor countering the seeming immutability of shape, form, and even time.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Pappas brings a background in opening Capellas, Ritz-Carltons, and high-end mountain resorts, seeming well poised to help Sundance scale (within reason) its luxury product.

— Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2026

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