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piercing

[peer-sing] / ˈpɪər sɪŋ /


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Note the bullish piercing line candle occurred at the depth of the pattern on Oct.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Servin remembered her daughter as a bubbly toddler with piercing blue eyes who wriggled with delight at the sight of Elmo.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

"The most obvious indicator of device quality is the shape of the resonances and we want them to be deep and narrow, like a needle piercing through the signal background," Erikson said.

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

Malinin was among those in the crowd who gave Liu - the alt girl with her iconic halo hair and lip piercing - a standing ovation as she wrote herself into Olympic folklore.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Strange piercing screams came from the area of the kitchen.

From "Bunnicula" by Deborah Howe and James Howe