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On a stereotypically rainy day in Manchester, we're ushered into a kitchen that at first glance appears to be in a normal terraced house.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Yes, that’s the same designation given to Ebola-stricken countries, which seems strange at first glance.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
Now, at first glance, you might not care too much about whether a multibillion-dollar law firm has its life made easier or harder.
From Slate • May 15, 2026
It’s as if an opera house devoted its entire season to three Puccini standards without even a glance at the works of Mozart, Verdi or Wagner.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 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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