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glance

[glans, glahns] / glæns, glɑns /






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At a glance, there is little daylight between the candidates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

At first glance, grooves on fossil teeth may sound trivial.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

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

I glance down at the water, certain that the hooves of the two thousand wild horses galloping through my chest are making ripples in the water.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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