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glance

[glans, glahns] / glæns, glɑns /






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Someone glancing at it would see $811 million of revenue over the last four quarters.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sitting in her armchair, Angela glances up towards her son's photographs and says: "He's certainly given me a few sleepless nights, I can tell you. It's a wonder I'm not white!"

From BBC

The pass wasn’t perfectly timed, and glanced off the hands of the rookie tight end, who was near the goal line.

From Los Angeles Times

Many handle mundane tasks such as paying thousands of bills a year for wealthy individuals and their offspring so they never have to glance at a credit-card statement.

From The Wall Street Journal

The latest, if tardy, look at the labor market wasn’t so bad at first glance.

From MarketWatch