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[lenz] / lɛnz /


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Indonesian villager Octavius wades through the forest in rubber boots and tattered joggers, ears pricked, eyes peeled, a telephoto lens on his phone primed to capture orangutans, monkeys or birds.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

The rub here is that there’s a difference between a film that becomes a cult classic because it’s genuinely underrated, and one that achieves that status through the unholy, rose-colored lens of social media obsession.

From Salon Sep. 14, 2026

Oracle will be watched for signals on the artificial-intelligence build-out, while Adobe will likely be viewed through the lens of software’s resilience to insurgent AI.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

“I would rarely look through the lens when I was photographing people, because I did that once and it caused some conflict.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

After some initial confusion over how a sheep had suddenly materialized in the observatory, the children jostled for turns to look through the lens at the unsuspecting creature.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

Apple touted the phone's multiple cameras, including a front-facing external lens, two back-facing lenses and an internal lens.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

Bilton is giving the nearly 60-year-old show a visual refresh, including a redesign, different lenses and shooting in 4K.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Its work in tracking spacecraft in the early space race, and its research into quasars, pulsars and gravitational lenses, is also part of its outstanding scientific heritage.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

"Human lenses, and now we know tree shrew lenses, don't transmit a lot of light in the ultra-violet spectrum," Lang says.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

He was looking at her, his eyes large behind the lenses.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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