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mirror

[mir-er] / ˈmɪr ər /




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McCullum's four-year reign as Test coach has seen England adopt an aggressive style of cricket, but Gould believes his replacement does not necessarily have to mirror that.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

I say that every day to the mirror.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

“And so to kind of look at himself in the mirror and really be honest and say, “How can I get better to be a major league pitcher?”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

The first is that the wedding itself, scattered with Easter eggs like a mirror ball and a 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle, was engineered expressly to troll the media.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

“What are you doing here? You didn’t look into the mirror, did you?”

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Mikko offered a hypothetical: a manufacturer, he said, could ship a car to Finland without its side mirrors and attach them locally, just enough to make it seem assembled there and dodge the tariff.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

The inciting accident itself closely mirrors the Chappaquiddick incident.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

Perrotti said the scene is fictionalized but mirrors a similar experience they had early in their own relationship.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

Even when their mirrors are not pointed at the observer, the light they scatter will make each one as bright as Venus -- which is known as the "morning star", Hainaut said.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

Not since the days of George Blake's double cross had the CIA found itself in such a hall of mirrors.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

Equities in the region mirrored gains in U.S. stock markets on a softer-than-expected June inflation report.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

These microbial changes were mirrored by differences in the host's immune response.

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

The challenges in Washington were mirrored elsewhere, where holiday celebrations are unfolding under widespread heat alerts affecting roughly a third of the U.S. population.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

His lament mirrored the anguish of legions of Venezuelans who endured harrowing days clearing rubble by hand before crews with heavy equipment and rescue dogs belatedly arrived.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

Up close, the mansion windows showed us nothing but ourselves in the mirrored garden.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

He always refused, the restaurant’s humility always mirroring the man behind it.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Male heartthrobs are increasingly fluid, mirroring a new demographic reality.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 14, 2026

The ETF is up 15% in May—exactly mirroring Brent crude’s 15% drop over the same periodand is having its best five-day stretch since November 2020.

From Barron's May 27, 2026

Yet Ferrari's shares have dropped by more than 25% over the past year, mirroring a wider slump across luxury brands as inflation around the world has shaken demand for high-end goods.

From BBC May 26, 2026

Was it then that Tom started to look at me differently, his disappointment mirroring my own?

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins




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