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 Crash, directed by Gareth Johnson, unpeels that evening, early morning and proceeding trial as if viewers were in the town of Strongsville, Ohio, hearing about the seeming accident, mourning two young men and then, over time, feeling the creep of suspicion against Shirilla.—
Madeleine Janz,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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The indictment presents a detailed and devastating narrative of how, for years, officials in Sinaloa have allegedly worked hand in hand with mobsters, enriching themselves and allowing the gang to operate with seeming impunity.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
29 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 9 May. 2026.
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