blink
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In a blink, she lands on the floor, breathless.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
But it is significant "if we can reduce the number of incidents, even by a little, where people lose their lives in the blink of an eye".
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
"I predict a brutal Joshua win, early. It won't go past three rounds. Do not blink."
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
“Everyone thinks it’s going to slow down, where they’re looking for the first company to blink on capex expectations,” said Wagner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
And through my blurry vision, I blink up ahead, where Connor is standing.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
“When one blinks, will the rest stop investing in the buildout?”
From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026
It's who blinks first or last wins or loses, and that's what you want to watch.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
Researchers also observed additional disruptions in eye turning during accommodation and reduced effectiveness of eye blinks in triggering pupil constriction in myopic eyes.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 19, 2026
No one blinks at Karol G headlining the world’s biggest festivals singing entirely in Spanish, drinking deeply from Latin music history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2025
A moment later, he blinks, and it’s just his usual chilly arrogance.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
The sun disappeared, the streetlights blinked on, and a shiver passed through the crowd that had nothing to do with the temperature.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
It was the U.S Treasury market that blinked first and threatened dysfunction.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
If the D&B C-suite had any initial misgivings about putting their chips on raves, no one I spoke to blinked.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
The party has blinked and thought better of it, for now.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026
She blinked hard, expecting them to disappear, for them to be a delusion brought on by her first sickness in nearly a hundred years.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
At the end, a line of people stood blinking at the world, amazed at the clarity and detail many had forgotten or, for some, had never known.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
Installations, complete with blinking lights, video and music, now occupy former intake, surgery and recovery floors.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
Someone might have blepharospasms, a dystonia affecting the muscles around the eyes, which results in uncontrollable twitching and blinking.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026
Following more than 300 hours of searching, divers finally spotted the blinking of the miner's torch light, which Zapata had turned on and off to alert them to his location.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026
Anya could imagine his round face, scrunched with confusion, blinking slowly as he tried to work out how best to help the mountain hulking before him.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
