gape
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The corners of its mouth, called the gape, stopped around the middle of its eyes and turned up, which someone described as a “Mona Lisa smile,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2025
But the company's wholesale volumes for the whole year were still down 9% at 6,030 cars, pushing its pre-tax losses to gape by a further 21% to £289 million.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2025
Scientology remains this subgenre’s biggest recurring star, even as we seasonally gape at and praise the high-power talent that legitimizes it.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2024
One would expect a more forceful reaction, but Margaret does little more than gape and then move on.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2024
The bakeress forgot what she was saying as she turned to gape at the beautiful, dark woman, darkly dressed.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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