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But the corporation bugged out after building just three — none of them east of the river.

From Washington Post • Sep. 29, 2022

The local television stations ran an unflattering picture of Christopher with his eyes bugged out.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 26, 2015

"I took my sticks out and saw bars of 4/4 to 3/4 to 5/8 to 3/16 and I looked at that and my eyes bugged out," he said.

From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2013

I clapped a hand over my mouth and nose, and my eyes bugged out but I couldn’t get out of line because of the crush behind me.

From Salon • Dec. 12, 2012

His eyes bugged out and reminded me of the Viking berserker.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri




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