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eye-opening

[ahy-oh-puh-ning] / ˈaɪˌoʊ pə nɪŋ /






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Killian, who grew up in the midwest, where such laws were mainly eliminated, said such exchanges have been eye-opening.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Sen. Frank Church of Idaho – held extensive hearings that included eye-opening testimony about clandestine U.S. intelligence activities abroad and domestically.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

“It’s really eye-opening to be myself entirely and have people appreciate it,” he notes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

And yet, “there are several eye-opening charts from areas that have seen huge moves—either up or down—of late,” writes Frank Cappelleri, founder of the technical-analysis research shop CappThesis.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

The tour led by two high school language teachers, skirted the less wholesome neighborhoods of Mexico City for our eye-opening benefit.

From Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer by Isaacson, Lauren Ann




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