see things
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I don't see things that I don't want to see.
From BBC
“I think he’s doing it earnestly out of a true desire to see things done well,” Geis said.
Papa just stood there for a second looking at me, then he smiled and said, “Jay Berry, when a boy’s growing up, it’s all right for him to see things. I did myself, but you’re getting to be a pretty big boy now and I think it’s time you quit seeing things. Rowdy probably treed a squirrel.”
From Literature
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I could see things through Opal’s eyes now, how ridiculous this seemed.
From Literature
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I wanted to figure out why more Americans are starting to see things my way.
From Los Angeles Times
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