glimpsing

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Glimpsing the frock in the closet of one or her snooty clients, Mrs. Harris instantly resolves she must have one of her own.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 15, 2022

Glimpsing the detainee at the police station, the teen informed police they had the wrong man.

From Reuters • Jul. 9, 2021

With a colleague, Steinn Sigurðsson, Wright applied for a grant from the John Templeton Foundation, which is known for supporting unusual research ideas, to conduct a new survey, called Glimpsing Heat from Alien Technologies.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 3, 2019

Glimpsing the news conference in South Dakota, Mrs. Clinton directed an aide to get Mr. Clinton on the phone, Gail Sheehy, a journalist traveling with her, recalled in a recent interview.

From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2016

Glimpsing Marjorie behind her mother, Lucy sat up in bed, her green eyes growing greener with horrified disapproval.

From Marjorie Dean, High School Junior by Lester, Pauline