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glance

[glans, glahns] / glæns, glɑns /






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Even a glance at Shy’tyra Burton’s life reveals her need for the sort of federal government assistance that helps disabled Americans stay in their homes.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

At first glance, they looked like a blend of the two known species.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

The things she keeps are not, at first glance, remarkable.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

You don’t need fireworks or an angelic choir singing at first glance.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

One glance at Betsie’s pallid face and fragile form, and the matron waved her contemptuously back inside the barracks where the elderly and infirm spent the day sewing prison uniforms.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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