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lens

[lenz] / lɛnz /


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“Toy Story,” at the very least, saw this same everyday world through a new lens, asking children to wonder what it would be like if their toys had entirely separate lives outside of playtime.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

More immediately, though, from a buyer's lens, the timely implementation of CAFE-3 regulations will be a key propellent, Amitabh Kant, former CEO of Niti Aayog, the government's think-tank, wrote recently in the Indian Express newspaper.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

But Hawke sees the issue through a different lens.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Thoreau might have been surprised to learn that for later Americans, his name would be shorthand for the use of nature as a lens through which to view the self.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The cameraman stopped, and started pushing buttons on the video camera and wiping the lens.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith




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