sees

present tense third-person singular of see
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as in undergoes
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it a writer who saw World War II through the eyes of a common soldier

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as in visits
to make a social call upon you should go and see Father at the hospital this afternoon

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Recent Examples of sees No country has marshaled those efforts like China, where the government sees Tibet, and its Himalayan borderlands, as critical to its national and energy security. Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026 Wall Street sees new treatments as an untapped goldmine, full of consumers who are willing to pay out-of-pocket for better options, reminiscent of the boom in GLP-1 weight-loss drugs. Avalon Pernell, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026 From a 10-mile corridor to one suspicious shaft The problem with relying on one monitoring method is that each technology sees only part of the picture. Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026 Increasingly, my practice sees clients who have ended relationships that took a lifetime to build. David H. Rosmarin, Time, 29 Aug. 2026 This means states can report new cases that are not reflected in the CDC count for weeks, and new illnesses may not be tracked until more than a month after someone sees a doctor. Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 The 2017 sketch sees Matt Damon claiming to be the father of Kimmel’s child with wife Molly McNearney, and Povich was supposed to adjudicate the dispute. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Aug. 2026 Uptown food cart sees ‘tremendous drop’ in sales after city cuts late-night hours. Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026 Still, Luria sees Micron as particularly well positioned because of its exposure to HBM, which is becoming more critical to AI computing and no longer behaves like the commodity memory of the past. Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026
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  • Then, as Pike prepares to hand over the bridge to Lieutenant Rahda (Abinaya Sivakumaran), his replacement notices a slight shift in the ship’s trajectory.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • When the job takes her to an eastern Colorado cattle ranch, Jane notices that the family’s young daughter has precocious breast development as a result of the hormones the operation uses.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
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  • While both undergo steps in manufacturing to eliminate potentially harmful microorganisms, liquid infant formula in ready-to-feed bottles undergoes an additional sterility step to become commercially sterile.
    Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Historic Preservation Commission members voted Thursday to approve exterior changes to the mansion’s original design plan as the building, now more than a century old, undergoes restoration and renovation as part of a new residential development.
    Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
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  • The gap between what AI produces and what an organization actually realizes in return is bridged almost entirely by human skills.
    Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Other than taxpayers, bodega owners stand to be some of the biggest losers if New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) realizes his dream of city-run grocery stores.
    Editorial Board, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026
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  • The cabin sound is enhanced using technology that senses intake pressure and creates a corresponding engine sound routed through the speakers.
    Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Yet Williams senses an opportunity to color outside the lines, to hunt a big play to one of his favorite targets.
    Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
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  • In October, Griff visits schools dressed as a book character while Bell reads the corresponding story to children, creating a tradition that is equal parts literacy lesson and bulldog theater.
    Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • In this week's installment of Far-Flung Postcards, NPR's Jane Arraf visits Karbala, Iraq, where more than 20 million Shia Muslims gathered to commemorate Arbaeen.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
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  • Who knows, maybe there is a little girl whose dream is to be a writer and singer.
    Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The honest answer is that in 2026, nobody knows which of them sells more goods to American consumers.
    Jason Goldberg, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
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  • KrebsOnSecurity’s Brian Krebs said TeamPCP members lacked the operational discipline that usually accompanies a hacking group with its level of accomplishment.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • That level of integration removes much of the guesswork that traditionally accompanies resin printing.
    Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
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  • Acura envisions each of its next-gen vehicles arriving on new platforms that will be able to accommodate gas, hybrid, and, eventually, all-electric powertrains.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2026
  • SpaceX also envisions the site supporting missions beyond conventional satellite launches, including lunar and Mars missions and the deployment of satellites for its emerging orbital data center business.
    Joshua Hong, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

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“Sees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sees. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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