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[blur] / blɜr /




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For Taylor, who was sober on the night of her attack, large parts of that night remain a blur, but she is "thankful" to her friends who helped keep her safe.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

Most of the set pieces rush past in a blur.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

There’s no dribbling here, no sudden change of direction, or blur of delicate touches.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

But Tammy Beaumont had little time to dwell on a hazy blur of tiredness or the overwhelming excitement at new-found freedom, as she went straight from Loughborough to her England debut in the Caribbean.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Out of the corner of my eye I could see the same was true for Mae; her hands were a blur and her lips never stopped moving.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Its asymmetrical, free-form plate-glass top rests on a base made of two identical, U-shaped wooden legs —a configuration that blurs distinctions between primitivism and classicism, the organic and the engineered, furniture and art.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

The split reaction reflects a broader debate over how journalists operate in an era when protests are live-streamed, social media blurs professional boundaries, and reporters increasingly find themselves in the middle of political confrontations.

From Salon Jan. 31, 2026

With CGI-enhanced action, thunderous fight sequences and dialogue like, "I enter politics not to plunder, but to serve", the film blurs fiction and intent.

From BBC Jan. 12, 2026

It certainly blurs certain boundaries, and does not allow you a healthy and clean break postbreakup.

From MarketWatch Jan. 6, 2026

When the words do come out of her mouth, for a full ten seconds, my vision blurs and blackness comes into the corners of my eyes and I waver on my feet.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender

The piece’s hero image is Waters, sitting on a couch with what appears to be a toddler while, blurred in the foreground, a pair of baby feet dangle into the frame.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

Many recent graduates entered the workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic, a time when the line between personal and professional life was often blurred.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

As a result, the system can generate trajectories that correspond to stretched, blurred, or inverted arrows of time.

From Science Daily Jul. 3, 2026

The ghost of Vice still lingers in today’s media ecosystem in what he called our “era of cartel journalism:” creators navigating a world of blurred incentives and corporate interests.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

His vision was blurred, and he saw swathes of color that could not be there.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Across YouTube videos, video games, VR experiences and TikTok edits, audiences are located inside the environment itself blurring the boundaries between storytelling, role-playing, tourism and online participation.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

Vision issues such as blurring, difficulty looking at bright lights or complete blindness in some cases are a "red flag" warning sign.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Vermeer offers a chase after clues by hiding as he seeks, blurring and defining as he moves our eyes around the canvas.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

The design software market faces unique risks, Radke conceded, as generative AI reduces the time and skill required for prototyping and ideation, in turn blurring the boundaries “of who a ‘designer’ is.”

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

“It’s . . . it’s ... I don’t know,” Hannah said miserably, fingers in her mouth, blurring the words.

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen




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