beheld

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Victor Gensini, an associate professor at Northern Illinois University's Department of Earth, Atmosphere, and Environment, recalled one of the more bizarre sights he has beheld in his years of studying these monstrous vortices.

From Salon

That’s why people get so frustrated when something is not just confusing but is refusing to give them what they want, to meet their gaze, to be beheld.

From Los Angeles Times

Friday, by the time a day has usually revealed itself to the thermometer, we beheld gray skies, felt a 15 mph breeze and measured 52 degrees.

From Washington Post

And so Staley beheld this latest of her teams after reaching another pinnacle and said, “I mean, they’re great preparers,” with a “culture of learning and growing and understanding what it takes to be great.”

From Washington Post

“She wasn’t greeted. She was beheld, like a religious apparition. Emotions verged on rapture.”

From Washington Post