glare
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The instrument combines optics, masks, self-flexing mirrors, and sensors that are designed to suppress the overwhelming glare of a star.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
Friends said Harry seemed to enjoy the solitude and privacy, especially as the son of a woman who had lived in the unrelenting glare of the paparazzi.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
She conjures a bewitching onscreen presence that many of her contemporaries could only dream of, pulling the viewer’s gaze with a single glare from her steely eyes or the quiver of her chin.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
In the report, planting trees and fencing have been suggested report as ways of reducing the glare of outside lights.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
I snicker as Alex shoots him a glare.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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Behind it all is a Pittsburgh native, you-know-who, head coach Curt Cignetti, the sideline stern face who still glares at his charges like it’s spring practice and someone just dropped two punts a row.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026
The agency said the crashes involved reduced roadway visibility, with fog or glares from the sun.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2024
Armed with a stash of withering glares, a no-nonsense Texas twang and a gift for physical comedy, Richardson stood toe-to-toe with Allen when she arrived two days before filming was scheduled to begin.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2024
Unlike her glares that torpedoed Jo Koy at the Golden Globes, Swift appeared to be enjoying Noah.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2024
She glares at me, so I quickly say, “No, Ma.”
From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott
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I petted my bird by tapping my screen while my real life cat glared at me from a corner.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
This meant she regularly passed the accused and their family, who "glared" at jurors and had to be removed by police after an "outburst", leaving Gerrard feeling especially vulnerable.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
Back on Tasman Drive, tourists excitedly posed for pictures next to a speed bump sign as a grumbling resident glared at them.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
As the SDF convoy rolled by, men and boys glared from storefronts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
The morning sun glared behind a group of shadowy phantoms.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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In this series, he has two hits and two strikeouts in eight at-bats, and his inability to refrain from swinging at pitches outside the strike zone has become a glaring weakness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
There is one glaring problem: Software doesn’t rebel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Everton could point to the fact Balogun took a personal decision they could not reverse, but the bigger question is why they took until the final day of the window to address glaring long-term issues?
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Even before the summer rush, nerves were on edge; a January 4 breakdown in the communication system linking air traffic controllers and aircraft had laid bare a glaring weakness.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
“Yo, Isaiah, where were you yesterday?” he asks, glaring at me.
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
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