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beholding

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We decided to Google it and lo and behold, we found out that it wasn’t that crazy of an idea.

Snow in the District typically draws crowds to Capitol Hill, widely beheld as one of the best places in the city for sledding.

The Communist Youth League of China on its official Weibo account called the protests on Capitol Hill the most "beautiful site to behold," mocking Nancy Pelosi's description of demonstrations in Hong Kong in 2019.

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In June 2019, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi described the Hong Kong demonstrations as “a beautiful sight to behold.”

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Arabella, who was sitting at work, rose on beholding a stranger—a little confused—but by no means ungracefully so.

Beholding Mrs. Pontellier make her appearance, the girl had at once suspected a lovers' rendezvous.

One weakness Ida could not overcome; the repugnance to beholding herself in her mourning garments.

Can I be as gay as you, after losing the late king, and now beholding my son's kingdom about to burst into flames?

He had worked across from the left column, and we were soon beholding his bright jacket in a tangle of logs and stumps.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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