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appears

  • present tense form
    of appear (3rd person singular).
    appear
    verb (used without object)
    to come into sight; become visible.

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The Lincoln’s extended deployment, already about three months longer than the typical carrier mission, appears to have tanked sailors’ morale.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

Sam: The operation appears to have expanded, and this new trove of data helped us understand a lot more about how it all works.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Exhibit A is Nathan Fillion’s Guy Gardner, who also appears in this season.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

There appears to be a wider trend here, where people looking to charge migrants money for advice can easily set up profiles and game social media algorithms.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Then comes the part in the video where the love of her life appears and she rushes into his arms.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold