stare
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Make it a double feature if you so wish, but you might need to lie on the floor and stare at the ceiling after.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
But if his pained stare down the pitch signalled the end of something, what followed hinted at their future.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
In a scene that became the centerpiece of the film’s teaser trailer, Holmes fixes Fielder with an unwavering stare.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
After reading the memo for a third time, I drop my phone on my desk and stare out the window.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
I focus on the ice in the bottom of my cup, try to pretend I can’t feel the weight of his stare.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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One of the women, Patty Atavis, stares intently at the camera with a restless girl on her lap, Anna Whitridge, in a 1848 portrait.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
Once awake, Matt gazes at Dr. Corr in weepy admiration; she stares back at him neutrally.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Set between 2019 and 2021, Sorkin’s film stares down the dawn of a new decade, preparing for the birth of our current web of chaos, cruelty and thinly veiled deceit.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
Governments need to recognize regulatory capture when it stares them in the face.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
When she arrives at the door, she stares at the number in front of her.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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Trying to avoid frightening his children, he silently stared into the camera to show the hackers he knew about them and then unplugged the camera.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Walking past, teammates either stared or smiled at the ears.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
I stared, knowing she could find her way home easily.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
“No matter how many daggers we stared at her, she was unfazed,” said Osada, a graphic designer and occasional live-music photographer who lives in Sunderland, England.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
She stared at me for a long moment.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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He writes about mountaineering as a spiritual practice, good for the mind and body alike, while questioning why some find that clarity only by staring death in the face.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
Watt: Feels almost impossible to talk about this with Michael staring right at me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
The real problem with smartphone use may not be how many hours people spend staring at their screens.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
You didn’t need nine hours of talk radio to absorb it: These Patriots were overrated, these Patriots were regressing, these Patriots were staring at a season they could be worse than the freaking Jets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
He was standing with his back to us as we talked, staring down at the cold unlit stove.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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