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glance

[glans, glahns] / glæns, glɑns /






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Anyone taking a cursory glance at Monday’s market may conclude it was a dull day.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

At times, all he had to do to dissuade a would-be challenger was shoot them a menacing glance.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

Prosecutor Francesca Parry said that the seatbelts on the car "had not been replaced since the first collision in 2021 and were not working properly, and this would have been obvious from a glance".

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

At first glance, one might have thought such an organization would have been championed by the U.S.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

I glance at it, out of the corner of my eye.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

The actors spent time forging the kind of intimate charge that could be felt in wordless glances between their closeted characters.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

But Barker only glances at a few relevant themes before turning his gaze just when things are getting interesting.

From Salon Jun. 4, 2026

At a holiday gathering in San Francisco, partygoers sipped Celsius and kept sneaking glances at their cracked-open laptops with a mix of pride and fear.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 12, 2026

When Aston Martin's new Formula 1 car first appeared in testing at the end of January, it drew admiring glances up and down the pit lane.

From BBC Feb. 24, 2026

There were a few tense minutes and a few nervous glances.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

She glanced at him once with what looked like a hint of contemptuousness and ended without detouring.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

When a third opportunity glanced past Ayton’s nonchalantly extended arm, JJ Redick had seen enough.

From Los Angeles Times May 10, 2026

Dodsworth glanced at the item and put it in the pocket of his jogging bottoms, jurors heard.

From BBC May 7, 2026

He glanced at his staff and shifted in his seat.

From Salon Apr. 22, 2026

I glanced out Mama’s single window at the brick wall three feet away.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

“You get more done when the pressure’s on,” she says, glancing at one of the dozens of text messages that have popped up on her iPhone.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

He said glancing at the the dinosaur next to him in the dirt helps keep him calm and focused.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

Makhmudov spent most of the time glancing at his phone, drawing criticism from heavyweight great Lennox Lewis who was part of the TV broadcast.

From BBC Apr. 9, 2026

However, the Met Office Space Weather Prediction Centre suggests there is a low chance of a "glancing blow" of energy on Tuesday night where the aurora could reappear in northern Scotland.

From BBC Mar. 24, 2026

So I let her walk ahead because I wasn’t just glancing at her.

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




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