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look down

[look-doun] / ˈlʊkˌdaʊn /




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“I put my hand on my lid, I look down, and I close my eyes,” Cervantes said of his superstition.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Why do wealthy retirees look down on those with less savings?

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

The game now for smart TVs is to engage viewers wholly enough on their bigger screens that they feel less tempted to look down at their smaller ones.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

"I'm not claiming that everyone should abandon marriage or look down on married people in any way," Seen says.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

But I treated all my schoolmates the same; I didn’t look down on kids who didn’t know as much as I did.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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