peek
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Watching “That Thing You Do!” climbing the charts throughout the movie is a peek into an alien musical world, one that was both more regional and more monocultural than the one we inhabit today.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
Investors will get a peek at how the company is doing when it releases its earnings report on Oct.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
The schedulers saved Week 1’s best matchup for last, giving the nation a late-night peek at two programs with new coaches promising hope and change.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
The scorching summer offered a sneak peek of what’s in store elsewhere, including in the U.S., as carbon emissions continue and temperatures climb in the years and decades to come.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
I raised up to where I could peek through the brush and started looking for monkeys.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Their ventures were most successful when they spilled royal secrets, offering peeks behind the palace curtain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
A-list stars and directors were on hand to give peeks at what to expect.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
Jareth peeks at her from between the masked dancers whirling around her, hiding and seeking, smiling gently, for once, as “As the World Falls Down” lilts behind the action.
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2026
A teenage girl peeks out from one window, and Mui waves to her from the street, but the girl doesn’t react.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2025
The door slowly opens, and Jonah peeks in.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
Donchatz and her sister peeked into the cabin, pausing at the many original family treasures on display.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
"I peeked up at the screen, saw I had a bit of a gap, and I felt great," added the Edinburgh athlete, who has been racing at Scotstoun since he was a child.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
As the sun peeked out from behind the clouds at 9:30 a.m. on the day after a rainy Saturday, the strollers at Runway Playa Vista rolled in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
As we spoke by phone, Ceballos peeked into his waiting room and said three patients were from the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2026
Jonah didn’t hear the door open and close, but when he peeked out, the man was gone.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
They do not want their followers peeking behind door number three.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026
Under the scorching heat on Tuesday morning, Torres del Limonar is a shattered mountain of rubble, with mattresses, furniture, and belongings peeking out from the concrete.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
It is a Campbell’s-inspired soup can, lightly angled so strands of broccoli are peeking out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Like peeking at the guts of the iPhone, it was the first glimpse of something before anyone knew what it could be.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
She must have felt me staring at her, because she turned and saw me peeking through the window in the door.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
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