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eye-opening

[ahy-oh-puh-ning] / ˈaɪˌoʊ pə nɪŋ /






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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

It's an eye-opening and harrowing story that lays bare what fame demands of you, and how Morvan struggled to rebuild his life after becoming one of music's biggest punchlines.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

With the eye-opening came a recurrence of the last-remembered waking thought—the wonder why the curtained section was still undisturbed.

From The Price by Lynde, Francis




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