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"Notice", "realise" and "recognise"

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"Notice" means "become aware of". "Realise" means "to come to understand clearly". "Recognise" means "to identify something or someone previously known or seen".

Write some sentences using "notice", "realise" and "recognise" to practice these words and master the differences.

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