as in bordering (on)
to come very close to being
that behavior touches on insanity
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And just one more may mean the end of Postecoglou’s time in Nottingham after the Australian has struggled to build anything resembling momentum in the role.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
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Given Netflix’s aversion to anything resembling news programming, there’s likely not much appetite for that.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
14 Oct. 2025
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Medvedev said on Telegram, in comments translated by Reuters, seeming to hint that Moscow’s response would be a nuclear one.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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Lee Roberts, North Carolina's chancellor, was present for the news conference, seeming to signal the Tar Heels are committed to Belichick's program.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Touching (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touching%20%28on%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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