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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

Bronson’s daughter appears to be the only practical-minded character in Mr. Nichols’s book.

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

For Belk, the results are also notable because they reveal an aspect of brain aging that appears to be distinctly human.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

But then I don’t know what would have come next because Mr. Andrews appears behind her in the doorway, knocking awkwardly, asking, “Is everybody decent in there?” even though it’s not “everybody,” it’s only me.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse