see things
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While this scenario is frustrating, I’d encourage you to try to see things from Mary’s perspective.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
"I usually use a scissor lift, where you can stand back and see things as a whole, but I couldn't use it as the land is too uneven," he explained.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Robert F. Kennedy, borrowing from George Bernard Shaw, declared that “some men see things as they are and ask why; I dream things that never were and ask why not.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
When the warehouse is cleared, 70-year-old Sabino Soto hopes to see things go back to normal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Why does the only person in the world who might see things the way I do have to be five years old?
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
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